The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FORESHOCK
foreshock
(noun) a tremor preceding an earthquake
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foreshock (plural foreshocks)
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
Antonyms
• aftershock
Anagrams
• forehocks
Source: Wiktionary
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10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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