In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ENTITLEMENT
entitlement
(noun) right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); “entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
entitlement (countable and uncountable, plural entitlements)
The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
Power, authority to do something.
Something that one is entitled to.
(politics) A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.
Source: Wiktionary
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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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