The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SHIFTWORK
Etymology
Noun
shiftwork (uncountable)
Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation.
Synonyms
• (mode of employment to maintain continuous 24/7 operation): three-shift work
Anagrams
• work shift
Source: Wiktionary
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10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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