The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SEGREGATING
Verb
segregating
present participle of segregate
Source: Wiktionary
SEGREGATE
Seg"re*gate, a. Etym: [L. segregatus, p. p. of segregare to separate; pref. se- aside + grex, gregis, a flock or herd. See Gregarious.]
1. Separate; select.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Separated from others of the same kind.
Seg"re*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Segregated; p. pr. & vb. n. Segregating.]
Definition: To separate from others; to set apart. They are still segregated, Christians from Christians, under odious designations. I. Taylor.
Seg"re*gate, v. i. (Geol.)
Definition: To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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