The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FRAGMENTED
disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split
(adjective) having been divided; having the unity destroyed; “Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces”-Samuel Lubell; “a league of disunited nations”- E.B.White; “a fragmented coalition”; “a split group”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
fragmented
simple past tense and past participle of fragment
Adjective
fragmented (comparative more fragmented, superlative most fragmented)
broken into fragments
composed of fragments
Anagrams
• defragment
Source: Wiktionary
Frag"ment*ed, a.
Definition: Broken into fragments.
FRAGMENT
Frag"ment, n. Etym: [L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break: cf. F. fragment. See Break, v. t.]
Definition: A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. Gather up the fragments that remain. John vi. 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACK
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
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