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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