The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ECLAMPSIA
eclampsia
(noun) a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eclampsia (usually uncountable, plural eclampsias)
(pathology) A complication of pregnancy characterized by seizures and coma due to hypertension.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec*lamp"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.
Note: The term is generally restricted to a convulsive affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to infantile convulsions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee Trivia
