In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
million
(adjective) (in Roman numerals, M written with a macron over it) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000,000 items or units
million, one thousand thousand, meg
(noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion, bazillion
(noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); “there were millions of flies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
million
(long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106; a thousand thousand.
(colloquial, hyperbole) An unspecified very large number.
Source: Wiktionary
Mil"lion, n. Etym: [F., from LL. millio, fr. L. mille a thousand. See Mile.]
1. The number of ten hundred thousand, or a thousand thousand, -- written 1,000, 000. See the Note under Hundred
2. A very great number; an indefinitely large number. Millions of truths that a man is not concerned to know. Locke.
3. The mass of common people; -- with the article the. For the play, I remember, pleased not the million. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.