The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCAROID
Sca"roid, a. Etym: [Scarus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Scaridæ, a family of marine fishes including the parrot fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PARSEC
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
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