In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREVIEW
preview
(noun) a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public
preview, prevue, trailer
(noun) an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future
preview
(verb) watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
preview (plural previews)
An experience of something in advance.
Synonym: foretaste
(colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
Something seen in advance.
(computing) a facility for seeing and checking a document, or changes to it, before saving and/or printing it.
Synonyms
• forelook
Verb
preview (third-person singular simple present previews, present participle previewing, simple past and past participle previewed)
To show or watch something, or part of it, before it is complete.
Source: Wiktionary
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