The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INCITATION
incitation, incitement
(noun) an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; “the incitement of mutiny”
incitement, incitation, provocation
(noun) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incitation (countable and uncountable, plural incitations)
The act of inciting or moving to action.
(obsolete) Something that incites to action; a stimulus or incentive.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ci*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.]
1. The act of inciting or moving to action.
2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or prompts; incitement; motive; incentive. The noblest incitation to honest attempts. Tatler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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