The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PROPITIATORY
propitiative, propitiatory
(adjective) intended to reconcile or appease; “sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture”
expiatory, expiative, propitiatory
(adjective) having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; “expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
propitiatory (comparative more propitiatory, superlative most propitiatory)
Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. propitiatorius: cf. F. propitiatoire.]
Definition: Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory sacrifice. Sharp.
Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry, n. Etym: [L. propitiatorium.] (Jewish Antiq.)
Definition: The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. Bp. Pearson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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