The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GRAMARYE
Etymology
Noun
gramarye (uncountable)
(obsolete) Grammar; learning.
(archaic) Mystical learning; the occult, magic, sorcery.
Anagrams
• Margaery, marryage
Etymology
Proper noun
Gramarye
(literary, Arthurian, rare) The island of Britain. [from 1930s]
Anagrams
• Margaery, marryage
Source: Wiktionary
Gram"a*rye, n. Etym: [OE. gramer, grameri, gramori, grammar, magic, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire. See Grammar.]
Definition: Necromancy; magic. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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