The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HYPOGLOSSALS
Noun
hypoglossals
plural of hypoglossal
Source: Wiktionary
HYPOGLOSSAL
Hyp`o*glos"sal, a. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue.
– n.
Definition: One of the hypoglossal nerves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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