The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SYNCHORESIS
Etymology
Noun
synchoresis (uncountable)
(rhetoric) A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater force.
Source: Wiktionary
Syn`cho*re"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater force.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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18 May 2025
OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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