The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUBSTITUTIONARY
Etymology
Adjective
substitutionary (comparative more substitutionary, superlative most substitutionary)
Of or relating to substitution or replacement.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`sti*tu"tion*a*ry, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUSPENDED
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
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