In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
COUNTERSTATE
Etymology
Noun
counterstate (plural counterstates)
A geopolitical state that opposes another, or is set up to challenge its authority.
Verb
counterstate (third-person singular simple present counterstates, present participle counterstating, simple past and past participle counterstated)
To utter a counterstatement; to deliver an opposing reply.
Source: Wiktionary
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