ammodernamento

modernisation

noun ahm-moh-der-nah-MEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Ammodernamento denotes the process of bringing something up to modern standards — infrastructure, equipment, or institutions. It is close in meaning to modernizzazione but tends to be more concrete and engineering-flavoured. The verb is ammodernare.

Examples

"L'ammodernamento della rete ferroviaria richiede anni."

Natural Translation

The modernisation of the rail network takes years.

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