The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FIDEJUSSION
Fi`de*jus"sion, n. Etym: [L. fidejussio, from fidejubere to be surety or bail; fides faith + jubere to order: cf. F. fidéjussion.] (Civil Law)
Definition: The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
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