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Definition of Coffee break
1. Noun. A snack taken during a break in the work day. "The British have tea breaks"
Definition of Coffee break
1. Noun. A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes). So named because it is an opportunity to get coffee. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coffee Break
Literary usage of Coffee break
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diet in health and disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1905)
"Dinner : Soup, New England boiled dinner, apple pie and cheese, coffee. Break/ari:
Oatmeal and cream, broiled steak, potato, rolls, toast, coffee, cocoa. ..."
2. Industrial Minerals, Today and Tomorrow: The Raw Materials to Build the ...edited by G. B. Sidder edited by G. B. Sidder (1993)
"... regulation, and reclamation 10:15 - coffee break 10:40 - Todd Thompson - Land
use classification and conflict 11:20 - Carl Schenk - A regional approach ..."
3. Situational Communication: Relating Styles / by Donald L. MacRae by MacRae, Donald L., 1941-, Dr. Donald L. MacRae (1993)
""I'm glad they are, John," quipped Peter, "but I'm not. You know how the boss
used a coffee break to reduce the Situational Tension? ..."
4. Helsinki Process: Negotiating Security & Cooperation in Europe. by John Fry (1999)
"After a long coffee break in the early hours of November — 12, during which
differences subsided, working group • members evolved ad hoc procedures which ..."
5. What Disaster Response Management Can Learn from Chaos Theory: Conference edited by Gus A. Koehler (1997)
"Tom Drabek, Ph.D., University of Denver 10:00-10:15 coffee break 10:15-11:15 ...
Richard Priesmeyer, Ph.D., St. Marys University. 3:00-3:15 coffee break ..."
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