The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PROVINCIALIZE
Etymology
Verb
provincialize (third-person singular simple present provincializes, present participle provincializing, simple past and past participle provincialized)
(transitive) To render provincial; to reduce or allot to provinces.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*vin"cial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provincialized; p. pr. & vb. n. Provincializing.]
Definition: To render provincial. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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