The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DISINTERMENT
exhumation, disinterment, digging up
(noun) the act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disinterment (countable and uncountable, plural disinterments)
The act of disinterring.
Synonyms
• exhumation
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`in*ter"ment, n.
Definition: The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISKETTE
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