benemerito

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See also: benemérito

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /be.neˈmɛ.ri.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrito
  • Hyphenation: be‧ne‧mè‧ri‧to

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin benemeritus, perfect passive participle of benemereor, derived from mereor, mereō (“to deserve, to earn”).

Adjective[edit]

benemerito (feminine benemerita, masculine plural benemeriti, feminine plural benemerite)

  1. meritorious
    Synonym: (literary) benemerente
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Further reading[edit]

  • benemerito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

benemerito

  1. first-person singular present indicative of benemeritare
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