usurpatore

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūsūrpātōrem, derived from Classical Latin ūsūrpō (to use; to seize; to appropriate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /u.zur.paˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: u‧sur‧pa‧tó‧re

Noun

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usurpatore m (plural usurpatori, feminine usurpatrice)

  1. usurper
    usurpatore del tronousurper of the throne
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Adjective

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usurpatore (feminine usurpatrice, masculine plural usurpatori, feminine plural usurpatrici)

  1. usurping, usurpative
    un tiranno usurpatorea usurpative tyrant

Further reading

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