The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RHEME
Etymology
Noun
rheme (plural rhemes)
(linguistics) The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
(Peircean semiotics) A sign that represents its object in respect of quality and so, in its signified interpretant, is represented as a character or mark; sumisign.
Anagrams
• herem, rehem
Source: Wiktionary
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PARADE
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
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