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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “of right”. Compare French de droit.
Adverb
di diritto
- as a right; by right
2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:Julia era diventata una necessità fisica, qualcosa che non solo voleva, ma che doveva avere di diritto.- She had become a physical necessity, something that he not only wanted but felt that he had a right to.
- (literally, “Julia had become a physical necessity, something that he not only wanted, but that he needed to have by right.”)