In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
NINETEENTHLY
Etymology
Adverb
nineteenthly (not comparable)
In nineteenth place; nineteenth in a row.
Source: Wiktionary
NINETEENTH
Nine"teenth`, a. Etym: [Cf. AS. nigonteó.]
1. Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen others.
2. Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
Nine"teenth`, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal parts of anything.
2. The next in order after the eighteenth.
3. (Mus.)
Definition: An interval of two octaves and a fifth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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