The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXACTNESS
exactness, exactitude
(noun) the quality of being exact; “he demanded exactness in all details”; “a man of great exactitude”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
exactness (usually uncountable, plural exactnesses)
The state of being exact.
Synonyms
• exactitude
Antonyms
• inexactness
Anagrams
• exsecants
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*act"ness, n.
1. The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of jurgement or deportment.
2. Careful observance of method and conformity to truth; as, exactness in accounts or business. He had . . . that sort of exactness which would have made him a respectable antiquary. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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