The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RATIOCINATE
ratiocinate
(verb) reason methodologically and logically
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
ratiocinate (third-person singular simple present ratiocinates, present participle ratiocinating, simple past and past participle ratiocinated)
To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`ti*oc"i*nate, v. i. Etym: [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari, fr. ratio reason. See Ratio.]
Definition: To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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