The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
POSTSCUTELLUM
Post`scu*tel"lum, n. Etym: [NL. See Post-, and Scutellum.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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