The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
emporia
plural of emporium
• meropia, pomeria, proemia
Emporia
An unincorporated community in Volusia County, Florida, United States.
An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana, United States.
A city, the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States.
An independent city, the county seat of Greensville County, Virginia, United States.
• meropia, pomeria, proemia
Source: Wiktionary
Em*po"ri*um, n.; pl. Emporiums, L. Emporia. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. In, and Empiric, Fare.]
1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country. That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill- built market town. Macaulay. It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. Knox.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The brain. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.