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decisivo

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Italian

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Etymology

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From deciso +‎ -ivo, from decidere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.t͡ʃiˈzi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧sì‧vo

Adjective

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decisivo (feminine decisiva, masculine plural decisivi, feminine plural decisive)

  1. decisive
  2. deciding (factor, etc.)

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Further reading

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  • “decisivo”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • “decisivo” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • “decisivo” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • “decisìvo” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • decisivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • “deciṡivo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēcīsīvus, from French décisif,[1][2] from Latin dēcīsus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧si‧vo

Adjective

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decisivo (feminine decisiva, masculine plural decisivos, feminine plural decisivas)

  1. decisive (having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy)

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References

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  1. ^ “decisivo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “decisivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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Spanish

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin decīsīvus. Compare French décisif.

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    Adjective

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    decisivo (feminine decisiva, masculine plural decisivos, feminine plural decisivas)

    1. decisive
    2. defining (e.g. a defining moment)
    3. crucial, critical, key, instrumental, vital
    4. deciding, swing
      voto decisivo ― swing vote

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