The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CIERGE
Etymology
Noun
cierge (plural cierges)
A wax candle used in religious rites.
Source: Wiktionary
Cierge, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. cera wax.]
Definition: A wax candle used in religous rites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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