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Italian
Etymology
From Latin senecta, derived from senectus (“old”), derived from senex.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈnɛt.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛtta
- Hyphenation: se‧nèt‧ta
Noun
senetta f (plural senette)
- (literary, obsolete) old age, senectitude
- Synonyms: anzianità, canizie, senescenza, senettute, senilità, vecchiezza
- Antonyms: gioventù, giovinezza
c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato quarto [Fourth Treatise]”, in Convivio [The Banquet], Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, Chapter XXVII:l’anima nobile ne la senetta sì è prudente, sì è giusta, sì è larga […]- the noble soul is so careful, so just, so generous in senectitude
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