In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
METEMPIRIC
Adjective
metempiric (comparative more metempiric, superlative most metempiric)
Of or relating to metempirics.
Source: Wiktionary
Met`em*pir"ic, Met`em*pir"ic*al, a. Etym: [Pref. met- + empiric, - ical.] (Metaph.)
Definition: Related, or belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the province of metempirics. If then the empirical designates the province we include within the range of science, the province we exclude may be fitly styled the metempirical. G. H. Lewes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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