The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TRIARIAN
Tri*a"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. triarii, pl., a class of Roman soldiers who formed the third rank from the front, fr. tres, tria, three.]
Definition: Occupying the third post or rank. [Obs.] Cowley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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