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filosofico

philosophical

adjective fee-loh-ZOH-fee-koh Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: From Greek 'philosophikos', from 'philosophia' (love of wisdom).

Usage Note

Filosofico agrees in gender and number: filosofico (m sg), filosofica (f sg), filosofici (m pl), filosofiche (f pl). Note the feminine plural -che (not -cie) to preserve the hard 'k'. It is used both in academic contexts (un testo filosofico) and in everyday speech to describe a calm, reflective attitude: prendila con filosofia = take it philosophically (keep a philosophical attitude about it).

Examples

"Ha scritto una dissertazione su un tema filosofico molto complesso."

Natural Translation

She wrote a dissertation on a very complex philosophical theme.

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