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TAKE THE QUIZEnglish breakfast
noun
1
: a substantial breakfast (as of eggs, ham or bacon, toast, and cereal)
2
: congou
broadly
: any similar black tea
Word History
First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of English breakfast was
in 1807
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“English breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/English%20breakfast. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.
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