In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TELEGRAMMING
Verb
telegramming
present participle of telegram
Source: Wiktionary
TELEGRAM
Tel"e*gram, n. Etym: [Gr. -gram.]
Definition: A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
Note: "A friend desires us to give notice that he will ask leave, at some convenient time, to introduce a new word into the vocabulary. It is telegram, instead of telegraphic dispatch, or telegraphic communication." Albany [N. Y.] Evening Journal (April 6, 1852).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
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