The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EDUCTION
Etymology
Noun
eduction (countable and uncountable, plural eductions)
The act of educing, of deducing: deduction.
The result of educing; something which has been educed; inference, deduction.
(geology) A process by which the Earth's crust spreads sideways and exposes deep-seated rocks.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. eductio.]
Definition: The act of drawing out or bringing into view. Eduction pipe, and Eduction port. See Exhaust pipe and Exhaust port, under Exhaust, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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