In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ABERRANCE
aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance
(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aberrance (countable and uncountable, plural aberrances)
State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*er"rance, Ab*er"ran*cy, n.
Definition: State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc. Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve from a circular form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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