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amicitia

friendship

noun ah-mee-CHEE-tsyah Rare

Origin: from Latin amicitia

Usage Note

Amicizia is the standard modern Italian spelling (the seed form amicitia is the original Latin). The word is feminine and follows the regular -a/-e plural: le amicizie. The related adjective is amichevole (friendly), and amico/amica is the friend.

Examples

"La vera amicizia si vede nei momenti difficili."

Natural Translation

True friendship shows in difficult moments.

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