In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
INCORPORATIVE
incorporative
(adjective) growing by taking over and incorporating adjacent territories; “the Russian Empire was a typical incorporative state”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
incorporative (comparative more incorporative, superlative most incorporative)
That serves to incorporate.
(grammar) Polysynthetic.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cor"po*ra*tive, a.
Definition: Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word. History demonstrates that incorporative unions are solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak. W. Belsham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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