In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PROSODIES
Noun
prosodies
plural of prosody
Source: Wiktionary
PROSODY
Pros"o*dy, n. Etym: [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. prosodie. See Ode.]
Definition: That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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