The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COLISEUMS
Noun
coliseums
plural of coliseum
Source: Wiktionary
COLISEUM
Col`i*se"um, n. Etym: [NL. (cf. It. coliseo, colosseo), fr. L. colosseus colossal, fr. colossus a colossus. See Colossus, and cf. Colosseum.]
Definition: The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world. [Written also Colosseum.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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