In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PREDESIGNATED
Verb
predesignated
simple past tense and past participle of predesignate
Source: Wiktionary
PREDESIGNATE
Pre*des"ig*nate, a. (Logic)
Definition: A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all, none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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