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medesimo

same

adjective meh-DEH-zee-moh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'metipsimus'

Also means

selfsame

Usage Note

Medesimo is a formal, literary synonym of stesso ('same'), agreeing as medesima/medesimi/medesime. You will meet it mainly in legal or written prose, e.g. nel medesimo giorno. In speech Italians simply say lo stesso.

Examples

"Abbiamo lo medesimo problema."

Natural Translation

We have the same problem.

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