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Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin dēfēnsīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.fenˈsi.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: di‧fen‧sì‧vo
Adjective
difensivo (feminine difensiva, masculine plural difensivi, feminine plural difensive)
- defensive
Derived terms
Further reading
- difensivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana