The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LABIALISM
Etymology
Noun
labialism (uncountable)
(medicine) A form of stammering characterized by confusion in the use of the labial consonants.
Source: Wiktionary
La"bi*al*ism, n. (Phonetics)
Definition: The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language. J. Peile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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