The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REDESCENDED
Verb
redescended
simple past tense and past participle of redescend
Source: Wiktionary
REDESCEND
Re`de*scend" (-snd"), v. i. Etym: [Pref. re- + descend: cf. F. redescendre.]
Definition: To descend again. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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