The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCHLIEREN
Etymology
Noun
schlieren pl (plural only)
Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their different density.
(geology) Irregular streaks of different composition in some igneous rocks.
Source: Wiktionary
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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