The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
APOLOGUES
Noun
apologues
plural of apologue
Source: Wiktionary
APOLOGUE
Ap"o*logue, n. Etym: [L. apologous, Gr. apologue.]
Definition: A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.
Note: An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Æsop's fables are good examples of apologues.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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