In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PARALEPSIS
paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition
(noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Par`a*lep"sis, n. Etym: [NL.]
Definition: See Paraleipsis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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