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apparato

apparatus

noun ahp-pah-RAH-toh Less Common

Origin: From Latin apparatus, a preparation or equipment.

Also means

system

Usage Note

Apparato (m.) covers both a physical apparatus or device and a bureaucratic or political machinery — l'apparato statale (the state apparatus), l'apparato digerente (the digestive system). In anatomy it groups organ systems, making it essential medical vocabulary.

Examples

"L'apparato burocratico è molto complesso."

Natural Translation

The bureaucratic apparatus is very complex.

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