In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EPIGASTRIUM
epigastrium
(noun) the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
epigastrium (plural epigastria)
(anatomy) The upper middle region of the abdomen, between the umbilical and hypochondriac regions.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep`i*gas"tri*um, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The upper part of the abdomen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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