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Italian
Etymology
From Latin posteā (“afterwards, then”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
poscia
- (archaic, literary) after, afterwards
- Synonym: quindi
Conjunction
poscia
- (archaic, literary) after (followed by che)
- Synonyms: poi, dopo
1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, p. 30 vv. 115-117:Poscia che m'ebbe ragionato questo, ¶ li occhi lucenti lagrimando volse ¶ per che mi fece del venir più presto.- After she thus had spoken unto me, ¶ weeping, her shining eyes she turned away ¶ hereby she made me swifter in my coming.
- (archaic, literary) since, because (followed by che)
- Synonym: poiché
1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, Decamerone, Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 13:Padre mio, poſcia che voi mi promettete di pregare Iddio per me, & io il vi dirò.- My Father, since you promise to pray God for me, I will tell you.
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