In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AESTIVATED
Verb
aestivated
simple past tense and past participle of aestivate
Alternative spelling of estivated
Source: Wiktionary
AESTIVATE
Æs"ti*vate, v. i. Etym: [L. aestivare, aestivatum.]
1. To spend the summer.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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