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Breakfast Origin :If you divide this compound word into two parts, you'll see it's made up of “break” and “fast.” To fast means to go without food. So “breakfast” means to break the fast you've been observing since you went to sleep the night before! History says: In the European Middle Ages, breakfast was not usually considered a necessary and important meal, and was practically nonexistent during the earlier medieval period.By the 15th century breakfast often included meat. By this time, noble men were seen to indulge in breakfast, making it more of a common practice, and by the early 16th century, recorded expenses for breakfast became customary. The 16th-century introduction of caffeinated beverages into the European diet was part of the consideration to allow breakfast. That's a really good way to remember Lunch Origin : "mid-day repast," 1786, shortened form of luncheon (q.v.). The verb meaning "to take to lunch...