The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEFEASIBLE
defeasible
(adjective) capable of being annulled or voided or terminated; “a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
defeasible (comparative more defeasible, superlative most defeasible)
(legal, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
Source: Wiktionary
De*fea"si*ble, a. Etym: [See Defeasance.]
Definition: Capable of being annulled or made void; as, a defeasible title.
– De*fea"si*ble*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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