The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ANTRUM
antrum
(noun) a natural cavity or hollow in a bone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
antrum (plural antrums or antra)
(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.
Anagrams
• Truman, Turman, natrum
Source: Wiktionary
An"trum, n.; pl. Antra. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus. Huxley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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