In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MONERULA
Mo*ner"u*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of moner. See Monera.] (Biol.)
Definition: A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one- celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Haeckel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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