complessione

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin complexiōnem, derived from complexus, perfect passive participle of complector (“to entwine, encircle”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kom.plesˈsjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: com‧ples‧sió‧ne

Noun[edit]

complessione f (plural complessioni)

  1. (uncommon) build, physique, constitution
  2. (rhetoric) a union of anaphora and epiphora

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Further reading[edit]

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