The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONTINGENCE
eventuality, contingency, contingence
(noun) a possible event or occurrence or result
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contingence (countable and uncountable, plural contingences)
(geometry) Contact; touching.
Contingency.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tin"gence, n.
Definition: See Contingency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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