In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
Im"i*tan*cy, n. Etym: [From L. imitans, p. pr. of imitare.]
Definition: Tendency to imitation. [R.] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.