In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MEGARIAN
Me*ga"ri*an, Me*gar"ic, a.
Definition: Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece. Megarian, or Megaric, school, a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable for its logical subtlety.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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