In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EPAXIAL
Etymology
Adjective
epaxial (not comparable)
(anatomy) Located above and behind an axis (typically a midline)
Noun
epaxial (plural epaxials)
Such a muscle
Source: Wiktionary
Ep*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Pref. ep- + axial.] (Anat.)
Definition: Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton; episkeletal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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