The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ERYSIPELATOID
Er`y*si*pel"a*toid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Definition: Resembling erysipelas.
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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