In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SEMIQUAVER
Etymology
Noun
semiquaver (plural semiquavers)
(music) A sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.
Anagrams
• quavemires
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"i*qua`ver, n. (Mus.)
Definition: A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NECESSITATE
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”
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