In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
RECIPROCATIONS
Noun
reciprocations
plural of reciprocation
Source: Wiktionary
RECIPROCATION
Re*cip`ro*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. reciprocatio: cf. F. reciprocation.]
1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.
2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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