The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REPETEND
Etymology
From Latin repetendum (something to be repeated)
Noun
repetend (plural repetends)
A refrain (having repeated words, sounds or phrases).
(mathematics) A repeated part in repeating decimals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Rep`e*tend (rp`-tnd"), n. Etym: [L. repetendus to be repeated, fr. repetere to repeat.] (Math.)
Definition: That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually, ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first and last repetend is 283.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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