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modificazione

modification

noun moh-dee-fee-kah-TSYOH-neh Less Common

Origin: from Latin modificatio

Also means

change

Usage Note

Modificazione is a formal word for a change or alteration, common in scientific and legal contexts. In everyday speech Italians more often say modifica or cambiamento. Like other -zione nouns it is feminine, plural modificazioni.

Examples

"La modificazione del clima preoccupa tutti."

Natural Translation

The change in climate worries everyone.

Literal Translation

The modification of-the climate worries everyone.

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