The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PRERELEASE
Etymology
Adjective
prerelease (not comparable)
Before release.
Noun
prerelease (plural prereleases)
A preliminary version of a work, released in advance.
(skiing) An inadvertent (premature) release of a skiboot from the bindings of a ski, caused by excessive vibration, such as going over an extremely bumpy piste.
Verb
prerelease (third-person singular simple present prereleases, present participle prereleasing, simple past and past participle prereleased)
To release in advance
Source: Wiktionary
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GRIEVOUS
(adjective) causing or marked by grief or anguish; “a grievous loss”; “a grievous cry”; “her sigh was heartbreaking”; “the heartrending words of Rabin’s granddaughter”
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