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fascicolo

file, dossier

noun fah-SHEE-koh-loh Rare

Origin: Latin fasciculus (small bundle)

Also means

pamphlet, booklet

Usage Note

Fascicolo refers to an individual file or dossier in administrative and legal contexts (fascicolo personale — personal file), as well as to an issue or installment of a serial publication. It shares its Latin root fascis (bundle) with fascio and ultimately fascismo, though the connection is purely etymological. The plural is regular: i fascicoli.

Examples

"Il giudice ha esaminato il fascicolo del caso."

Natural Translation

The judge examined the case file.

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