The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
specified
(adjective) clearly and explicitly stated; “meals are at specified times”
assign, specify, set apart
(verb) select something or someone for a specific purpose; “The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise”
intend, destine, designate, specify
(verb) design or destine; “She was intended to become the director”
specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit
(verb) decide upon or fix definitely; “fix the variables”; “specify the parameters”
stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
(verb) specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; “The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life”; “The contract stipulates the dates of the payments”
specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise
(verb) be specific about; “Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”
specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
(verb) determine the essential quality of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
specified (comparative more specified, superlative most specified)
Thoroughly explained.
• unspecified
specified
simple past tense and past participle of specify
Source: Wiktionary
Spec"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Specified; p. pr. & vb. n. Specifying.] Etym: [F. spécifier, or OF. especifier, fr. LL. specificare. See Species, -fy.]
Definition: To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to specify articles purchased. He has there given us an exact geography of Greece, where the countries and the uses of their soils are specified. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.