The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONTRARIETY
contrariety
(noun) the relation between contraries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contrariety (countable and uncountable, plural contrarieties)
Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tra*ri"e*ty n.; pl. Contrarieties. Etym: [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrariété.]
1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South.
2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. How can these contrarieties agree Shak.
Syn.
– Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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