The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ANTLIAE
Noun
antliae
plural of antlia
Anagrams
• Natalie, laniate, taenial
Source: Wiktionary
ANTLIA
Ant"li*a, n.; pl. Antilæ. Etym: [L., a pump, Gr, (Zoöl.)
Definition: The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MOTIVE
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
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