The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INFECUNDITY
Etymology
Noun
infecundity (plural infecundities)
Lack of fecundity or fruitfulness
Synonyms: barrenness, fruitlessness, sterility, unproductiveness
Source: Wiktionary
In`fe*cun"di*ty, n. Etym: [L. infecunditas: cf. F. infécondité.]
Definition: Want of fecundity or fruitfulness; barrenness; sterility; unproductiveness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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