The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DISENCUMBRANCES
Noun
disencumbrances
plural of disencumbrance
Source: Wiktionary
DISENCUMBRANCE
Dis`en*cum"brance, n.
Definition: Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome. Spectator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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