sciame

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See also: sciáme

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin exāmen. Compare the borrowed doublet esame.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): */ˈʃa.me/
  • Rhymes: -ame
  • Hyphenation: scià‧me

Noun[edit]

sciame m (plural sciami)

  1. swarm
    Synonyms: nugolo, stormo
    uno sciame d'api ― a swarm of bees
    Uno sciame di calabroni attaccò i bambini.
    A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
  2. (by extension) crowd

Further reading[edit]

  • sciame in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • sciame in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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