The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUBDUEDNESS
meekness, subduedness
(noun) a disposition to be patient and long suffering
dimness, subduedness
(noun) the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
subduedness (uncountable)
The quality of being subdued.
Source: Wiktionary
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10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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