In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ACTUALITY
actuality
(noun) the state of actually existing objectively; “a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
actuality (countable and uncountable, plural actualities)
The state of existing; existence.
The quality of being actual or factual; fact.
(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
(historical, film) A short early motion picture.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`tu*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Actualities.
Definition: The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of God's nature. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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