The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PROGERIA
progeria
(noun) a rare abnormality marked by premature aging (grey hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
progeria (countable and uncountable, plural progerias)
(pathology) An extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.
Synonyms
• (genetic condition exhibiting symptoms of aging at an early age): Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
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