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continental breakfast

noun

a light breakfast consisting typically of coffee and rolls. CB

noun

a light breakfast of coffee and rolls

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Word History and Origins

Origin of continental breakfast¹

First recorded in 1910–15

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On Sunday, Sailor partnered with another Black-owned business in Pasadena, Perry’s Joint, on a complimentary continental breakfast, a service they plan to continue every Sunday until further notice.

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Granted, that community comes with a continental breakfast of urgent issues.

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A continental breakfast and available memory screenings start at 9 a.m., and the program begins at 10 a.m.

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And I don’t think the moon has a very good continental breakfast.

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When the county got the keys, its fridges were still stocked with sausage and biscuits for continental breakfasts.

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