In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUBCULTURE
subculture
(noun) a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
subculture (plural subcultures)
A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features.
(biology) A culture made by transferring microorganisms from a previous culture to a fresh growth medium
Verb
subculture (third-person singular simple present subcultures, present participle subculturing, simple past and past participle subcultured)
(biology) To transfer (microorganisms) to a fresh growth medium in order to start a new culture
Source: Wiktionary
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17 January 2025
OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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