The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AUTOKINESES
AUTOKINESIS
Au`to*ki*ne"sis, n. [NL.; auto-+ Gr. motion.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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