The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GLOSSOGRAPHY
Etymology
Noun
glossography (countable and uncountable, plural glossographies)
The writing of glossaries or glosses
The study of ancient words or languages
Source: Wiktionary
Glos"sog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [See Glossographer.]
Definition: The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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