spedizione
expedition
noun speh-dee-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: From Latin expeditio, military campaign.
Also means
shipment
Usage Note
Spedizione has two main uses: a geographic or scientific expedition (una spedizione in Antartide) and the shipping of goods (spedizione postale). In everyday commerce it means dispatch or delivery. The plural spedizioni is regular.
Examples
"La spedizione del pacco richiede tre giorni."
Natural Translation
The shipment of the parcel takes three days.
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