The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTERCALATIONS
Noun
intercalations
plural of intercalation
Anagrams
• centralisation, intrasectional
Source: Wiktionary
INTERCALATION
In*ter`ca*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. intercalatio: cf. F. intercalation.]
1. (Chron.)
Definition: The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar.
2. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers. Intercalations of fresh-water species in some localities. Mantell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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