The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LACERTID
Etymology 1
Noun
lacertid (plural lacertids)
Any lizard of the family Lacertidae.
Synonyms
• (lizard of family Lacertidae): lacerta, true lizard, wall lizard
Etymology 2
From the name of the first discovered example, BL Lacertae.
Noun
lacertid (plural lacertids)
(astronomy) A type of blazar (highly variable active galactic nucleus) that lacks spectral emission lines characteristic of quasars.
Synonyms
• (astronomical object): active galactic nucleus, blazar, BL Lac object, BL Lacertae object
Anagrams
• articled
Source: Wiktionary
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BEQUEATH
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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