The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PILULOUS
Pil"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. pilula a pill. See Pill.]
Definition: Like a pill; small; insignificant. [R.] G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIGATE
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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