The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HOLIST
Etymology
Adjective
holist (not comparable)
(education, of a learning strategy) That concentrates on forming an overview of the topic.
Coordinate terms
• (education): serialist
Noun
holist (plural holists)
A believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole.
(sociology) One who advocates studying society as a whole, and who consistently interprets the actions of individuals in that context.
(education) One who prefers to learn by forming an overview of the topic.
Coordinate terms
• (believer in or practitioner of holism): reductionist
• (education): serialist
Anagrams
• lithos, thiols, thoils
Source: Wiktionary
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