In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ODONTOLOGY
dentistry, dental medicine, odontology
(noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
odontology (uncountable)
The study of the structure and development of teeth
The branch of dentistry dealing with abnormalities of teeth
Source: Wiktionary
O`don*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Odonto- + -logy: cf.F. odontologie.]
Definition: The science which treats of the teeth, their structure and development.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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