In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ARACHNOPHOBIA
arachnophobia
(noun) a morbid fear of spiders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
arachnophobia (usually uncountable, plural arachnophobias)
An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids (especially spiders).
Synonyms
• spider-fear
Source: Wiktionary
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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