The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PLATAN
Etymology
Noun
platan (plural platans)
(now rare, literary) A planetree.
Anagrams
• Patlan, planta
Source: Wiktionary
Plat"an, n. Etym: [L. platanus. See Plane the tree.] [Written also platane.]
Definition: The plane tree. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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