The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
APHONIA
aphonia, voicelessness
(noun) a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aphonia (countable and uncountable, plural aphonias)
(medicine) Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
Source: Wiktionary
A*pho"ni*a, Aph"o*ny, n. Etym: [NL. aphonia, Gr. aphonie.] (Med.)
Definition: Loss of voice or vocal utterance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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