The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INACTIVITIES
Noun
inactivities
plural of inactivity
Source: Wiktionary
INACTIVITY
In`ac*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inactivité.]
1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.
2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. The gloomy inactivity of despair. Cook.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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