In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PROTHESIS
Etymology 1
Noun
prothesis (plural protheses)
(phonology) The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (“sphere”) (expected form would be *sfera).
Synonyms
• prosthesis
Antonyms
• aphesis
Coordinate terms
• paragoge
• epenthesis
Etymology 2
Noun
prothesis (plural protheses)
a type of preparatory ceremony, part of the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Anagrams
• sophister, storeship
Source: Wiktionary
Proth"e*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: A credence table; -- so called by the Eastern or Greek Church.
2. (Med.)
Definition: See Prosthesis. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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