In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NUMEROSITY
numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
(noun) a large number
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
numerosity (countable and uncountable, plural numerosities)
(uncountable) The condition of being numerous.
(countable) The extent to which something is numerous.
(obsolete) Harmonious flow.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu`mer*os"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. numerositas.]
1. The state of being numerous; numerousness. [Obs.]
2. Rhythm; harmony; flow. [Obs.] The numerosity of the sentence pleased the ear. S. Parr.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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