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Italian
Etymology 1
From tempo (“time”) + -one.
Noun
tempone m (plural temponi)
- (rare) Augmentative of tempo; large amount or period of time
- (archaic) party, celebration, revelry
- Synonyms: festa, baldoria
Etymology 2
Unknown. Possibly the same as above. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tempone m (plural temponi) (southern Italy)
- hill
- Synonyms: timpa, collina, rilievo
- cliff, ravine, gorge
- Synonyms: dirupo, salto, burrone
Further reading
- tempone in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication