In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SYRPHIAN
Etymology
Adjective
syrphian (comparative more syrphian, superlative most syrphian)
Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
Noun
syrphian (plural syrphians)
A fly of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
Source: Wiktionary
Syr"phi*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the syrphus flies.
Рn. (Zo̦l.)
Definition: A syrphus fly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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