The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PARALIPOMENA
Etymology
Noun
paralipomena pl (plural only)
In literary analysis, the different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition.
Supplementary literary material.
Source: Wiktionary
PARALIPOMENON
Par`a*li*pom"e*non, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. paraleipome`nwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter genitive plural) fr.
Definition: A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.
Note: In the Septuagint these books are called Paraleipome`nwn prw on and dey`teron, which is understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that they are supplementary to the Books of Kings W. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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