The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ACROLECT
Etymology
Noun
acrolect (plural acrolects)
(sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically using only standard forms).
Coordinate terms: mesolect, basilect
Source: Wiktionary
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25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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