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definizione

definition

noun deh-fee-nee-tsee-OH-neh Less Common

Origin: from Latin definitio

Also means

resolution

Usage Note

Definizione means a dictionary definition but also screen 'resolution', as in alta definizione ('high definition'). The phrase per definizione means 'by definition'; like other -zione nouns it is feminine, plural definizioni.

Examples

"Cerca la definizione nel dizionario."

Natural Translation

Look up the definition in the dictionary.

Literal Translation

Search the definition in-the dictionary.

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