The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NUNNISH
Etymology
Adjective
nunnish (comparative more nunnish, superlative most nunnish)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun.
Synonyms
• nunlike
Source: Wiktionary
Nun"nish, a.
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun.
– Nun"nish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(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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