The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PANEGYRICS
Noun
panegyrics
plural of panegyric
Source: Wiktionary
PANEGYRIC
Pan`e*gyr"ic, n. Etym: [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s: cf. F. panégyrique. See Panegyric, a.]
Definition: An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of Eulogy.
Pan`e*gyr"ic, Pan`e*gyr"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from pa^, pa^n all +
Definition: Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. "Panegyric strains." Pope.
– Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly, adv. Some of his odes are panegyrical. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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