The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AMANUENSIS
stenographer, amanuensis, shorthand typist
(noun) someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amanuensis (plural amanuenses)
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
Source: Wiktionary
A*man`u*en"sis, n.; pl. Amanuenses. Etym: [L., fr. a, ab + manus hand.]
Definition: A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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