The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HIATUS
foramen, hiatus
(noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
hiatus
(noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hiatus (countable and uncountable, plural hiatus or hiatuses)
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
An interruption, break or pause.
An unexpected break from work.
(geology) A gap in geological strata.
(anatomy) An opening in an organ.
(linguistics, uncountable) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
Synonyms
• (gap in series): break
• (interruption, break, pause): breather, moratorium, recess; see also pause
Anagrams
• hutias
Source: Wiktionary
Hi*a"tus, n.; pl. L. Hiatus, E. Hiatuses. Etym: [L., fr. hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See Yawn.]
1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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