The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LACRIMOSO
Etymology
Adverb
lacrimoso (not comparable)
(music) Sadly, unhappily, grievingly.
Source: Wiktionary
La`cri*mo"so, a. Etym: [It. See Lachrymose.] (Mus.)
Definition: Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style. Moore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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