In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ABRENUNCIATION
Ab`re*nun`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. abrenuntiatio. See Abrenounce.]
Definition: Absolute renunciation or repudiation. [Obs.] An abrenunciation of that truth which he so long had professed, and still believed. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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