The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HOMOLOGATED
Verb
homologated
simple past tense and past participle of homologate
Source: Wiktionary
HOMOLOGATE
Ho*mol"o*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Homologated; p. pr. & vb. n. Homologating.] Etym: [LL. homologatus, p.p. of homologare to homologate; Gr. Homologous.] (Civ. Law)
Definition: To approve; to allow; to confirm; as, the court homologates a proceeding. Wheaton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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