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e⋅lev⋅ens⋅es

[i-lev-uhn-ziz]
–noun British.
1. (usually used with a plural verb) a midmorning break for refreshments.
2. the refreshments taken.

Origin:
1860–65; orig. dial.; doubly pluralized form of eleven, perh. as ellipsis of eleven hours eleven o'clock
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e·lev·ens·es   (ĭ-lěv'ən-zəs)   
pl.n.   Chiefly British
Tea or coffee taken at midmorning and often accompanied by a snack.
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