The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EPIGRAPHY
epigraphy
(noun) the study of ancient inscriptions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epigraphy (usually uncountable, plural epigraphies)
inscriptions collectively
the study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones
Source: Wiktionary
E*pig"ra*phy, n.
Definition: The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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