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Italian
Etymology
From oste (“army”) + -eggiare, from Latin hostis (“enemy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.stedˈd͡ʒa.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: o‧steg‧già‧re
Verb
osteggiàre (first-person singular present ostéggio, first-person singular past historic osteggiài, past participle osteggiàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to oppose
- (transitive, military) to attack, to assault, to besiege
- (intransitive, military) to wage war
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