The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DELIMITATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
delimitative (not comparable)
Serving to delimit.
a delimitative pause in speech, corresponding to a comma in writing
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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