The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONFLUX
confluence, conflux, merging
(noun) a flowing together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
conflux (plural confluxes)
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
Synonyms
• confluence
Source: Wiktionary
Con"flux, n. [From L. confluxus, p. p. See Confluent.]
1. A flowing together; a meeting of currents. "The conflux of meeting sap." Shak.
The general conflux and concourse of the whole people. Clarendon.
2. A large assemblage; a passing multitude.
To the gates cast round thine eye, and see What conflux issuing forth, or entering in. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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