The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ASSENTATION
Etymology
Noun
assentation (countable and uncountable, plural assentations)
Insincere or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.
Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.
Source: Wiktionary
As`sen*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. assentatio. See Assent, v.]
Definition: Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. Ld. Chesterfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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