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sintomo

symptom

noun SEEN-toh-moh Rare

Origin: From Greek symptoma (occurrence, accident), from sympiptein (to fall together).

Usage Note

Sintomo is used in medical contexts (i sintomi della febbre — the symptoms of fever) and figuratively (un sintomo di crisi — a symptom of crisis). The plural is sintomi. Note that the stress falls on the first syllable — it is antepenultimate stress.

Examples

"Hai dei sintomi di raffreddore."

Natural Translation

You have symptoms of a cold.

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