The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MEGAPHONES
Noun
megaphones
plural of megaphone
Verb
megaphones
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
Source: Wiktionary
MEGAPHONE
Meg"a*phone, n. Etym: [Mega- + Gr.
Definition: A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
MEGAPHONE
Meg"a*phone, n. Etym: [Mega- + Gr.
Definition: A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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