In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SECERN
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
(verb) mark as different; “We distinguish several kinds of maple”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
secern (third-person singular simple present secerns, present participle secerning, simple past and past participle secerned)
To discriminate, distinguish
(medicine) To secrete
Synonyms
• secernate
Anagrams
• Screen, censer, scener, scerne, screen
Source: Wiktionary
Se*cern", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning.] Etym: [L. secernere. See Secrete.]
1. To separate; to distinguish. Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
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