The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONATION
Etymology
Noun
conation (countable and uncountable, plural conations)
(philosophy) The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical.
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• intonaco
Source: Wiktionary
Co*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. conatio.] (Philos.)
Definition: The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. Of conation, in other words, of desire and will. J. S. Mill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
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