The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HYLOBATES
Hylobates, genus Hylobates
(noun) gibbons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hylobates
plural of hylobate
Source: Wiktionary
HYLOBATE
Hy"lo*bate, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of the genus Hylobates; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. See Gibbon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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