In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RECENTEST
Adjective
recentest
superlative form of recent: most recent
Source: Wiktionary
RECENT
Re"cent, a. Etym: [L. recens, -entis: cf. F. récent.]
1. Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern; as, recent news. The ancients were of opinion, that a considerable portion of that country [Egypt] was recent, and formed out of the mud discharged into the neighboring sea by the Nile. Woodward.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch; as, recent shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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