The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HERMENEUTICS
hermeneutics
(noun) the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hermeneutics (countable and uncountable, plural hermeneutics)
The study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts.
Source: Wiktionary
Her`me*neu"tics, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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