The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ANAPAEST
anapest, anapaest
(noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
anapaest (plural anapaests)
(UK) Alternative form of anapest
Source: Wiktionary
An`a*pæst, An`a*pæs"tic.
Definition: Same as Anapest, Anapestic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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