siccome

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Italian

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Etymology

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From +‎ come.

Pronunciation

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  • (implying causality)
  • Audio:(file)
    IPA(key): /sikˈko.me/°
    • Rhymes: -ome
    • Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
  • IPA(key): /sikˈko.me/°
    • Rhymes: -ome
    • Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
  • IPA(key): (traditional) /sikˈko.me/*
    • Rhymes: -ome
    • Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
  • (implying comparison) IPA(key): (traditional) /ˈsik.ko.me/*
    • Rhymes: -ikkome
    • Hyphenation: sìc‧co‧me

Conjunction

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siccome

  1. as, since (causality)
    Synonyms: poiché, dal momento che, giacché
    Siccome ero stanco, mi sono riposato.As I was tired, I took a rest.
  2. as, like (comparison)
    Synonym: come
    • 1853, “La traviata”, Francesco Maria Piave (lyrics), Guiseppe Verdi (music), act 2, scene 5:
      Pura siccome un angelo / Iddio mi diè una figlia
      God gave me a daughter / As pure as an angel

Further reading

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