In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PERIPHRASTICAL
Adjective
periphrastical (comparative more periphrastical, superlative most periphrastical)
Alternative form of periphrastic
Source: Wiktionary
Per`i*phras"tic, Per`i*phras"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. périphrastique.]
Definition: Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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