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Italian
Etymology
From French amphitryon, from a character of Molière's eponymous comedy who hosts a meal but has a divine doppelganger, via Latin from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων (Amphitrúōn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /an.fi.triˈo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: an‧fi‧tri‧ó‧ne
Noun
anfitrione m (plural anfitrioni)
- amphitryon (host at a meal)
- host
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