The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LATITANCY
Etymology
Noun
latitancy (uncountable)
The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.
Source: Wiktionary
Lat"i*tan*cy, n. Etym: [See Latitant.]
Definition: Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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