The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PARISYLLABIC
Etymology
Adjective
parisyllabic (not comparable)
(grammar) Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.
Antonym: imparisyllabic
Source: Wiktionary
Par`i*syl*lab"ic, Par`i*syl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [Pari- + syllabic, - ical: cf. F. parisyllabique.]
Definition: Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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