In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
IDEALIZATION
idealization, idealisation, glorification
(noun) a portrayal of something as ideal; “the idealization of rural life was very misleading”
idealization, idealisation
(noun) something that exists only as an idea
idealization, idealisation
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
idealization (countable and uncountable, plural idealizations)
The act or process of idealizing.
The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc, in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
Source: Wiktionary
I*de`al*i*za"tion, n.
1. The act or process of idealizing.
2. (Fine Arts)
Definition: The representation of natural objects, scenes, etc., in such a way as to show their most important characteristics; the study of the ideal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
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