The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RESIDUA
RESIDUUM
remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest
(noun) something left after other parts have been taken away; “there was no remainder”; “he threw away the rest”; “he took what he wanted and I got the balance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
residua
plural of residuum
Anagrams
• Rideaus, aurides, rideaus
Source: Wiktionary
RESIDUUM
Re*sid"u*um (-m), n. Etym: [L. See Residue.]
Definition: That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue. "I think so," is the whole residuum . . . after evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot demagogue. L. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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