In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PLENITUDE
plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude
(noun) a full supply; “there was plenty of food for everyone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plenitude (countable and uncountable, plural plenitudes)
Fullness; completeness. [from 15th c.]
An abundance; a full supply. [from 17th c.]
(heraldry) Fullness (of the moon). [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Plen"i*tude, n. Etym: [L. plenitudo, fr. plenus full; cf. F. plenitude.]
1. The quality or state of being full or complete; fullness; completeness; abundance; as, the plenitude of space or power.
2. Animal fullness; repletion; plethora. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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