The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
outlearn (third-person singular simple present outlearns, present participle outlearning, simple past and past participle outlearnt or outlearned)
(transitive) To surpass in learning.
(transitive, obsolete) To learn completely and thoroughly; to exhaust knowledge of.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*learn", v. t.
1. To excel or surpass in learing.
2. To learn out [i. e., completely, utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of. Naught, according to his mind, He could outlearn. Spenser. Men and gods have not outlearned it [love]. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.