The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REMITMENT
remission, remitment, remit
(noun) (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
remittance, remittal, remission, remitment
(noun) a payment of money sent to a person in another place
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
remitment (countable and uncountable, plural remitments)
The act of remitting; remission.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*mit"ment (-ment), n.
Definition: The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission. Disavowing the remitment of Claudius. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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11 May 2024
FATIGUE
(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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