The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTENIBLE
Etymology
Adjective
intenible (comparative more intenible, superlative most intenible)
(obsolete) Incapable of holding or containing.
Source: Wiktionary
In*ten"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. tenere to hold: cf. L. intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. Intenable.]
Definition: Incapable of holding or containing. [Obs.] This captious and intenible sieve. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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