In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CECITY
blindness, sightlessness, cecity
(noun) the state of being blind or lacking sight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cecity (uncountable)
(uncommon, literary) blindness
Source: Wiktionary
Ce"ci*ty, n. Etym: [L. caecitas, fr. caecus blind: cf. F. cécité.]
Definition: Blindness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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