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Italian
Etymology
Univerbation of in (“in”) + somma (“sum; essence”), a calque of Latin in summā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈsom.ma/
- Rhymes: -omma
- Hyphenation: in‧sóm‧ma
Adverb
insomma
- in short, in sum, in a word, in conclusion
- then, well, after all
Interjection
insomma
- well, well then
- so-so
- come vanno le cose? insomma ― how are things? so-so
Further reading
- insomma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian insomma.
Pronunciation
Adverb
insomma
- in short, in sum
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