The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UR
Ur
(noun) an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
UR (plural URs)
(phonology) Initialism of underlying representation.
Anagrams
• Ru.
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Ur
An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia in modern Iraqmodern=Tell el-Muqayyar.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Ur
(geology) A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon.
Anagrams
• Ru.
Interjection
ur
Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.
Pronoun
ur
(informal, Internet, text messaging) Your.
Contraction
ur
(informal, Internet, text messaging) You're, you are.
Anagrams
• Ru.
Source: Wiktionary
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