The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RHEUMATISMOID
Rheu`ma*tis"moid, a. Etym: [Rheumatism + -oid.] (Med.)
Definition: Of or resembling rheum or rheumatism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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