The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUINDECILLION
Etymology
Numeral
quindecillion
(rare, US, modern British and Australian short scale) 1048.
(rare, dated, British & Australian, long scale) 1090.
Synonyms
• (1048): a long scale octillion
• (1090): a short scale novemvigintillion
Source: Wiktionary
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PARSIMONIOUS
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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