In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
FEMININITY
femininity, muliebrity
(noun) the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
femininity (usually uncountable, plural femininities)
The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
Synonyms: feminineness, womanlikeness
Antonyms: manlikeness, masculinity
Source: Wiktionary
Fem`i*nin"i*ty, n.
1. The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.
2. The female form. [Obs.] O serpent under femininitee. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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