The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MACADAMIZATION
Etymology
Noun
macadamization (countable and uncountable, plural macadamizations)
(British) The process of paving roads with macadam.
Source: Wiktionary
Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion, n.
Definition: The process or act of macadamizing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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