The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GRADUSES
Noun
graduses
plural of gradus
Anagrams
• desugars, esguards, guardess
Source: Wiktionary
GRADUS
Gra"dus, n. Etym: [From L. gradus ad Parnassum a step to Parnassus.]
Definition: A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek or Latin poetry. He set to work . . . without gradus or other help. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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