The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PREDIASTOLIC
Pre*di`as*tol"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Definition: Preceding the diastole of the heart; as, a prediastolic friction sound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DITHER
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
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