In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MOMENTUMS
Noun
momentums
plural of momentum
Source: Wiktionary
MOMENTUM
Mo*men"tum, n.; pl. L. Momenta, F. Momentums. Etym: [L. See Moment.]
1. (Mech.)
Definition: The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.
2. Essential element, or constituent element. I shall state the several momenta of the distinction in separate propositions. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
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