The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EMENDATORY
Adjective
emendatory (comparative more emendatory, superlative most emendatory)
(archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective
Source: Wiktionary
E*mend"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. emendatorius.]
Definition: Pertaining to emendation; corrective. "Emendatory criticism."" Johnson.
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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