The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTERSERT
Etymology
Verb
intersert (third-person singular simple present interserts, present participle interserting, simple past and past participle interserted)
(obsolete, transitive) To put in between other things; to insert.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*sert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interserted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interserting.] Etym: [L. intersertus, p. p. of interserere to intersert; inter between + serere to join, weave.]
Definition: To put in between other things; to insert. [Obs.] Brerewood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(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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