In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SUBSUMPTION
subsumption
(noun) incorporating something under a more general category
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
subsumption (countable and uncountable, plural subsumptions)
The act of subsuming.
Something subsumed.
(logic) The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*sump"tion, n.
1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another. The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism. But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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