The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BLOODLINE
pedigree, bloodline
(noun) ancestry of a purebred animal
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
(noun) the descendants of one individual; “his entire lineage has been warriors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bloodline (plural bloodlines)
The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.
The pedigree of an animal.
By extension, the predecessors of a particular item or product.
Source: Wiktionary
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26 June 2025
DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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