The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HYDROPHANES
Noun
hydrophanes
plural of hydrophane
Source: Wiktionary
HYDROPHANE
Hy"dro*phane, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. hydrophane.] (Min.)
Definition: A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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