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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