The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TELECAST
telecast
(noun) a television broadcast
telecast, televise
(verb) broadcast via television; “The Royal wedding was televised”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
telecast (third-person singular simple present telecasts, present participle telecasting, simple past and past participle telecasted or telecast)
(transitive) To broadcast by television.
(intransitive) To broadcast a television program.
Synonyms
• (to broadcast by TV): to televise
• (to broadcast a TV program): to air
Noun
telecast (plural telecasts)
A television broadcast, especially outside of a studio.
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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