In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SPHENOTIC
Sphe*not"ic, a. Etym: [Spheno- + (Anat.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone. Sphenotic bone (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.
Sphe*not"ic, n. (Anat.)
Definition: The sphenotic bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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