The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SYNOECISM
Etymology
Noun
synoecism (plural synoecisms)
(Ancient Greece) The unification of towns, tribes etc. under one capital city or polis.
• Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. XXX. 529/2.
Source: Wiktionary
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HOST
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
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