The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXTINGUISHMENT
Etymology
Noun
extinguishment (countable and uncountable, plural extinguishments)
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
(legal) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tin"guish*ment, n.
1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
2. (Law)
Definition: The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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