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smembramento

dismemberment

noun zmem-brah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

break-up

Usage Note

Smembramento denotes the splitting apart of a body — literal (anatomical or historical) or figurative, such as the break-up of a state, organization, or territory (lo smembramento dell'impero). It is a formal or journalistic register term; in everyday speech divisione or scioglimento are more common.

Examples

"Lo smembramento dell'impero causò lunghe guerre."

Natural Translation

The dismemberment of the empire caused long wars.

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