The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MODERNIZED
modernized, modernised
(adjective) brought up to date; “modernized methods”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
modernized
simple past tense and past participle of modernize
Source: Wiktionary
MODERNIZE
Mod"ern*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modernized; p. pr. & vb. n. Modernizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. moderniser.]
Definition: To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste. Percy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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