In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CLINANTHIUM
Cli*nan"thi*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; -- also called clinium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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