The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DECONSECRATED
deconsecrated
(adjective) divested of consecration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
deconsecrated
simple past tense and past participle of deconsecrate
Source: Wiktionary
DECONSECRATE
De*con"se*crate, v. t.
Definition: To deprive of sacredness; to secularize.
– De*con`se*cra"tion, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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