In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PROFICIENCE
Noun
proficience (countable and uncountable, plural proficiences)
Alternative form of proficiency
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*fi"cience, Pro*fi"cien*cy, n.
Definition: The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; āan acrimonious disputeā; ābitter about the divorceā
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