The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REPLICATED
Verb
replicated
simple past tense and past participle of replicate
Source: Wiktionary
Rep"li*cate (l-kt), Rep"li*ca`ted (-k`td), a. Etym: [L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See Reply.]
Definition: Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.
REPLICATE
Rep"li*cate (--kt), v. t.
Definition: To reply. [Obs.]
Rep"li*cate (l-kt), Rep"li*ca`ted (-k`td), a. Etym: [L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See Reply.]
Definition: Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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