The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PARAMERE
Par"a*mere, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + -mere.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, as a starfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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