In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRETER
Pre"ter-. Etym: [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a compar. of prae before. See For, prep.]
Definition: A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter- mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural. [Written also præter.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
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