The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCLEROTOME
Scler"o*tome ( or ), n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitoins which separate the myotomes.
– Scler`o*tom"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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