distribuzione
distribution
noun dee-stree-boo-TSYOH-neh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'distributio'
Also means
delivery
Usage Note
Distribuzione covers everything from film distribuzione in cinemas to mail delivery and the statistical sense. The -zione ending is reliably feminine, so it always takes la. Like most abstract -zione nouns it is rarely pluralised in everyday speech.
Examples
"La distribuzione del cibo è iniziata."
Natural Translation
The food distribution has begun.
Literal Translation
The distribution of-the food is begun.
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