The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONSOCIATION
Etymology
Noun
consociation (countable and uncountable, plural consociations)
Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.
A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pastors and delegates from churches thus united.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*so`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. consociatio.]
1. Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. A friendly consociation with your kindred elements. Warburton.
2. A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and co
Note: In Connecticut some of the Congregational churhes are associated in consociations and the others in conferences.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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