The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIVERGENCIES
Noun
divergencies
plural of divergency
Alternative form of divergences
Source: Wiktionary
DIVERGENCY
Di*ver"gence, Di*ver"gen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. divergence.]
1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines. Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
2. Disagreement; difference. Related with some divergence by other writers. Sir G. C. Lewis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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