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ideologico

ideological

adjective ee-deh-oh-LOH-jee-koh Less Common

Origin: French idéologique, from Greek idea + logos.

Usage Note

Ideologico describes something rooted in or relating to a political or philosophical ideology. The adverb is ideologicamente. Beware that in Italian political discourse ideologico can carry a negative tinge, implying dogmatism ('merely ideological, not pragmatic').

Examples

"Le differenze ideologiche dividono i due partiti."

Natural Translation

Ideological differences divide the two parties.

Literal Translation

The differences ideological divide the two parties.

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