In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MONOPNEUMONA
Mon`op*neu"mo*na, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mono-, and Pneumonia.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also monopneumonia.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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