riordino

reorganisation, rearrangement

noun ree-OR-dee-noh Rare

Usage Note

Riordino can refer to physically tidying something (il riordino di una stanza = tidying a room) or to a structural reorganisation (il riordino delle competenze = the reorganisation of responsibilities). In Italian administrative language it is especially common for legislative or institutional restructuring. The related verb is riordinare.

Examples

"Il riordino degli archivi ha richiesto settimane."

Natural Translation

The reorganisation of the archives took weeks.

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