The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HOMOIOPTOTON
Ho*moi`op*to"ton, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
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