In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MODICA
Noun
modica
(rare) plural of modicum
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Source: Wiktionary
MODICUM
Mod"i*cum, n. Etym: [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See Mode.]
Definition: A little; a small quantity; a measured simply. "Modicums of wit." Shak. Her usual modicum of beer and punch. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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