The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXPRESSNESS
Etymology
Noun
expressness (uncountable)
(obsolete) The state or quality of being express; definiteness.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*press"ness, n.
Definition: The state or quality of being express; definiteness. [Obs.] Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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