In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DEMOTED
Verb
demoted
simple past tense and past participle of demote
Source: Wiktionary
DEMOTE
De*mote", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Demoting.] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. L. demovere to remove.]
Definition: To reduce to a lower grade, as in school.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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