The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNPACKING
Noun
unpacking (plural unpackings)
The act by which something is unpacked.
(linguistics) The separation of the features of a segment (such as a nasal vowel or palatal consonant) into distinct segments; for example, the separation of a nasal vowel such as /ɑ̃/ into a vowel /ɑ/ and a nasal consonant /n/ (i.e, into /ɑn/) which often occurs when a language which does not use nasal vowels borrows from a language which does use them.
Verb
unpacking
present participle of unpack
Source: Wiktionary
UNPACK
Un*pack", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pack.]
1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.
2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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