The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ZYGAPOPHYSES
Noun
zygapophyses
plural of zygapophysis
Source: Wiktionary
ZYGAPOPHYSIS
Zyg`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Zygapophyses. Etym: [Gr. apophysis.] (Anat.)
Definition: One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under Vertebra.
– Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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