In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISCIDED
Etymology
Verb
discided
simple past tense and past participle of discide
Adjective
discided (comparative more discided, superlative most discided)
(obsolete) Cut; severed.
Source: Wiktionary
DISCIDE
Dis*cide", v. t. Etym: [L. discidere; dis- + caedere to cut.]
Definition: To divide; to cleave in two. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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