The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AMELIORATING
Verb
ameliorating
present participle of ameliorate
Anagrams
• emigrational
Source: Wiktionary
AMELIORATE
A*mel"io*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] Etym: [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate.]
Definition: To make better; to improve; to meliorate. In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay.
A*mel"io*rate, v. i.
Definition: To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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