The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
rehear, retry
(verb) hear or try a court case anew
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retry (third-person singular simple present retries, present participle retrying, simple past and past participle retried)
(ambitransitive) To try or attempt again.
(transitive, law) To try judicially a second time.
retry (plural retries)
Another attempt.
• Terry, terry, tryer
Source: Wiktionary
Re*try", v. t.
Definition: To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.