The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STAPHYLINE
Etymology
Adjective
staphyline (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.
Source: Wiktionary
Staph"y*line, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INITIALISM
(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
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