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autore

author

noun ow-TOH-reh Common

Origin: from Latin 'auctor'

Also means

perpetrator

Usage Note

Autore means an author or creator, but it also covers the 'perpetrator' of a crime, as in l'autore del reato. The feminine is autrice, and the plural shifts to autori.

Examples

"L'autore ha scritto tre romanzi."

Natural Translation

The author wrote three novels.

Literal Translation

The author has written three novels.

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