anno zero

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, year zero.

Noun

anno zero m (invariable)

  1. year zero
  2. (figurative, by extension) beginning of a new era or stage, especially after a deep crisis; start, fresh start
    Synonyms: inizio, nuovo inizio
    • 2020 November 7, Federico Rampini, “Dalla prima elezione al Senato negli anni '70 all'ultima campagna elettorale: ecco chi è il nuovo presidente degli Stati Uniti [From the first election to the Senate in the 70's to the latest electoral campaign: here is who the new President of the United States is]”, in la Repubblica:
      Per lui l'anno zero è il 1972. Segnato dai due eventi-chiave: la sua prima elezione al Senato e la sua prima tragedia familiare, l'incidente automobilistico in cui muoiono moglie e figlia.
      For him, the beginning is 1972. Marked by two key events: his first election to the Senate and his first family tragedy, the car accident in which his wife and daughter died.

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