In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DIVERSITY
diversity
(noun) the condition or result of being changeable
diverseness, diversity, multifariousness, variety
(noun) noticeable heterogeneity; “a diversity of possibilities”; “the range and variety of his work is amazing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diversity (countable and uncountable, plural diversities)
The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.
A variety; diverse types or examples.
(mostly, business) equal-opportunity inclusion
Synonyms
• (quality of being diverse or different): See also nonuniformity
• (diverse types or examples): selection
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ver"si*ty, n.; pl. Diversities. Etym: [F. diversité, L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See Diverse.]
1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness. They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare diversity, rise into a contrariety. South.
2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety. "Diversity of sounds." Shak. "Diversities of opinion." Secker.
3. Variegation. "Bright diversities of day." Pope.
Syn.
– See Variety.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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