semplice
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
semplice (not comparable)
- (music) (To be played) simply, without embellishments.
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested from ca. 1261. A cross of inherited sempice, semprice with Latin simplicem, from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”) + *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”). Compare duplice, molteplice. Partial doublet of scempio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
semplice (plural semplici, superlative semplicissimo)
Noun[edit]
semplice m or f by sense (plural semplici)
- simple person
- simpleton
- Synonym: sempliciotto
Derived terms[edit]
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- Rhymes:Italian/emplitʃe
- Rhymes:Italian/emplitʃe/3 syllables
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