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allineamento

alignment

noun ahl-lee-neh-ah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

lineup

Usage Note

Allineamento is used in technical contexts (mechanical alignment, text alignment in typesetting) as well as in geopolitics (allineamento tra paesi — alignment between countries). The verb is allineare; the reflexive allinearsi means 'to fall into line' or 'to align oneself with.' It is a formal register word.

Examples

"L'allineamento dei pianeti è un evento raro."

Natural Translation

The alignment of the planets is a rare event.

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