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ceduto

yielded

adjective cheh-DOO-toh Rare

Also means

surrendered

Usage Note

Ceduto is the past participle of cedere (to yield/cede), used as an adjective meaning 'transferred' or 'given up'. In legal and commercial language, bene ceduto is an asset that has been conveyed or sold. The auxiliary for cedere is avere in transitive use, essere in reflexive.

Examples

"Il territorio ceduto fu diviso in tre zone."

Natural Translation

The ceded territory was divided into three zones.

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