In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
REVENDICATE
Etymology
Verb
revendicate (third-person singular simple present revendicates, present participle revendicating, simple past and past participle revendicated)
(transitive) To reclaim; to demand the restoration of.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*ven"di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revendicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Revendicating.]Etym: [Cf. F. revendiquer. See Revenge.]
Definition: To reclaim; to demand the restoration of. [R.] Vattel (Trans. ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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