contraddistinguere

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Italian

Etymology

From contra- +‎ distinguere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.trad.diˈstin.ɡwe.re/
  • Rhymes: -inɡwere
  • Hyphenation: con‧trad‧di‧stìn‧gue‧re

Verb

contraddistìnguere (first-person singular present contraddistìnguo, first-person singular past historic contraddistìnsi, past participle contraddistìnto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to mark, to distinguish with a mark
  2. to characterize
    l'ha sempre contraddistinto uno spiccato ottimismo
    he has always been characterized by a particular optimism

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