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English
Etymology
From Latin amoenus (“pleasant”).
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Adjective
amene (comparative more amene, superlative most amene)
- (uncommon) Pleasant; agreeable.
1870, Richard Francis Burton, Letters from the Battlefields of Paraguay, page 145:Nothing can be more amene or gracious than this modified Pampa form in fine weather.
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmɛ.ne/, /aˈme.ne/
- Rhymes: -ɛne, -ene
- Hyphenation: a‧mè‧ne, a‧mé‧ne
Adjective
amene
- feminine plural of ameno
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Tokelauan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Samoan amene, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν (amḗn).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: a‧me‧ne
Interjection
amene
- amen
Noun
amene
- amen
Verb
amene
- (intransitive) to conclude a prayer (with an amen)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 14