The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
APPOSITIVE
appositional, appositive
(adjective) relating to or being in apposition; “an appositive noun”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
appositive (not comparable)
of or being in apposition
Noun
appositive (plural appositives)
(grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pos"i*tive, a.
Definition: Of or relating to apposition; in apposition.
– n.
Definition: A noun in apposition.
– Ap*pos"i*tive*ly, adv. Appositive to the words going immediately before. Knatchbull.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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