DELITESCENT

Etymology

Adjective

delitescent (comparative more delitescent, superlative most delitescent)

Lying uncovered inside; latent.

Source: Wiktionary


Del`i*tes"cent, a. Etym: [L. delitescens, -entis, p. pr. of delitescere to lie hid.]

Definition: Lying hid; concealed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

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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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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