Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aggiornamento

/əˌd͡ʒɔɹnəˈmɛntoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: ag-gior-na-men-to
IPA: /əˌd͡ʒɔɹnəˈmɛntoʊ/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of update, especially in reference to Italian scholarship or (Roman Catholicism) the updating of doctrine and practices by the Roman Catholic Church as part of the 1962–1965 Second Vatican Council.

Example Sentences

"Buonocore's comments and bibliographical aggiornamenti are again exemplary."
"Aggiornamento with the increasingly truculent magistrates was a major plank of Choiseul's recovery strategy for the state."

Etymology

From Italian aggiornamento (“updating; adjournment”), from aggiornare (“update; postpone”) + -mento (“-ment”), from French ajourner (“to postpone”), q.v. Doublet of adjournment.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: aggiornamento, ajourner

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˌd͡ʒɔɹnəˈmɛntoʊ/
British English: /əˌdʒɔːnəˈmɛntəʊ/

Inflected Forms

aggiornamentos (plural) aggiornamenti (plural)

Synonyms

update

Questions

How do you pronounce aggiornamento?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˌd͡ʒɔɹnəˈmɛntoʊ/.
What does aggiornamento mean?: Synonym of update, especially in reference to Italian scholarship or (Roman Catholicism) the updating of doctrine and practices by the Roman Catholic Church as part of the 1962–1965 Second Vatican Council.
Where does aggiornamento come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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