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Italian
Etymology
From Latin concussiōnem (“shaking”, noun), derived from concutiō (“to shake violently”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon.kusˈsjo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: con‧cus‧sió‧ne
Noun
concussione f (plural concussioni)
- (law) exaction, extortion, bribery, misappropriation
- (obsolete) a violent shake
- Synonym: scossa
Derived terms
Further reading
- concussione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
concussiōne
- ablative singular of concussiō