The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIFFUSIVENESS
Etymology
Noun
diffusiveness (usually uncountable, plural diffusivenesses)
The state or quality of being diffusive.
Source: Wiktionary
Dif*fu"sive*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse; extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style: Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity. The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its diffusiveness. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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