In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SEMEION
Etymology
Noun
semeion (plural semeia)
(prosody) In ancient prosody, the unit of time: one of the two divisions of a foot.
A mark in paleography indicating metrical or other divisions.
A symbol in ancient art associated with the gods and resembling a Roman military standard.
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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