The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONDIGN
condign
(adjective) fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; “condign censure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
condign (comparative more condign, superlative most condign)
(rare) Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment
Anagrams
• conding
Source: Wiktionary
Con*dign", a. Etym: [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- + dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Digne.]
1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit. [Obs.] Condign and worthy praise. Udall. Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign. Spenser.
2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime. "Condign censure." Milman. Unless it were a bloody murderer . . . I never gave them condign punishment. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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