The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIRIMENT
Etymology
Adjective
diriment (not comparable)
(religion, of an impediment to marriage) Serving to invalidate an attempted marriage.
Source: Wiktionary
Dir"i*ment, a. Etym: [L. dirimens, p. pr. of dirimere. See Dirempt.] (Law)
Definition: Absolute. Diriment impediment (R. C. Ch.), an impediment that nullifies marriage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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