The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INDUSTRIALISMS
Noun
industrialisms
plural of industrialism
Source: Wiktionary
INDUSTRIALISM
In*dus"tri*al*ism, n.
1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. J. S. Mill.
2. The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor. Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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