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The history of the “5 o’clock tea” beginns in the first half of the 19. century, the two most important meals of the day were breakfast and dinner, which was served around 8 o’clock in the evening; the tradition of afternoon tea, then, should be seen in this context.

Gulosity is a rare word for gluttony that sees only occasional use in English these days. It derives via Middle English and Anglo-French from the Latin adjective gulosus and ultimately from the noun "gula". (according to Merriam-Webster)

If something is under control, people are able to limit it or make it do what they want it to doIt was several hours before firefighters could get the blaze under control.keep/have something under control says Macmillan Dictionary.

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