The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OTALGIC
Etymology
Adjective
otalgic (not comparable)
(pathology, pharmaceutical effect) Of or pertaining to otalgia.
Noun
otalgic (plural otalgics)
(pharmaceutical drug) A cure for otalgia.
Source: Wiktionary
O*tal"gic, a. (Med.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to otalgia.
– n.
Definition: A remedy for otalgia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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