semplificazione
simplification
noun sem-plee-fee-kah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: From Latin simplificare (to make simple), from simplus (single) + facere (to make).
Usage Note
Semplificazione is frequently used in Italian bureaucratic and political discourse (semplificazione amministrativa = cutting red tape). The verb is semplificare. Be aware that Italian bureaucracy is legendary for complexity, so the word often appears in reform proposals that promise to reduce it.
Examples
"Il governo ha approvato una legge di semplificazione burocratica."
Natural Translation
The government approved a bureaucratic simplification law.
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