In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNCREATING
Verb
uncreating
present participle of uncreate
Source: Wiktionary
UNCREATE
Un`cre*ate", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + create.]
Definition: To deprive of existence; to annihilate. Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know. Milton.
Un`cre*ate", a. Etym: [Pref. un- + create, a.]
Definition: Uncreated; self-existent. Book of Common Prayer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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