The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AMBAGITORY
Adjective
ambagitory (comparative more ambagitory, superlative most ambagitory)
(obsolete) periphrastic or circumlocutory
Source: Wiktionary
Am*bag"i*to*ry, a.
Definition: Ambagious. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
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