In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SYNTONIES
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syntonies
plural of syntony
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SYNTONY
Syn"to*ny, n. [Cf. Gr. agreement. See Syn-; Tone.] (Physics)
Definition: State of being adjusted to a certain wave length; agreement or tuning between the time period of an apparatus emitting electric oscillations and that of a receiving apparatus, esp. in wireless telegraphy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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