In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HYPOTHECAE
Noun
hypothecae
plural of hypotheca
Source: Wiktionary
HYPOTHECA
Hy`po*the"ca, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Hypothesis.] (Rom. Law)
Definition: An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt.
Note: It differed from pledge in regard to possession of the property subject to the obligation; pledge requiring, simple hypotheca not requiring, possession of it by the creditor. The modern mortgage corresponds very closely with it. Kent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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