In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SCAZON
Etymology
Noun
scazon (plural scazons)
A limping satiric meter in classical verse.
A iambic trimeter ending with a trochee or spondee.
Source: Wiktionary
Sca"zon, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. to limp.] (Lat. Pros.)
Definition: A choliamb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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