In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DUUMVIRATE
Etymology
Noun
duumvirate (plural duumvirates)
synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
Source: Wiktionary
Du*um"vi*rate, n. Etym: [L. duumviratus, fr. duumvir.]
Definition: The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in ancient Rome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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