In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GEOGNOSIS
Etymology
Noun
geognosis (uncountable)
Knowledge of the Earth.
Source: Wiktionary
Ge`og*no"sis, n. Etym: [See Geognosy.]
Definition: Knowledge of the earth. [R.] G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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