In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MASORETIC
Masoretic
(adjective) of or relating to the Masorah
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mas`o*ret"ic, Mas`o*ret"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. massorétique.]
Definition: Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors. Masoretic points and accents, the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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