In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VIRGA
virga
(noun) light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Virga (plural Virgas)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Virga is the 26932nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 901 individuals. Virga is most common among White (96.45%) individuals.
Anagrams
• gravi-
Etymology
Noun
virga (countable and uncountable, plural virgas or virgae)
(music) A type of note used in plainsong notation, having a tail and representing a single tone.
(meteorology, countable) A streak of rain or snow that is dissipated in falling and does not reach the ground, commonly appearing descending from a cloud layer.
(measurement, countable) A unit of length: a rod, pole or perch (5½ yards); or a unit of area: a square rod, pole or perch.
Synonyms
• (musical note): virgula
Anagrams
• gravi-
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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