The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCISSIPARITY
Etymology
Noun
scissiparity (uncountable)
(biology) reproduction by fission
Source: Wiktionary
Scis`si*par"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. scissus (p.p. of scindere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf.F. scissiparité.] (Biol.)
Definition: Reproduction by fission.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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