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assurdità

absurdity

noun ah-zoor-dee-TAH Rare

Origin: Latin absurditas

Also means

nonsense

Usage Note

Assurdità is an invariable noun — its plural is identical: le assurdità (the absurdities). The written accent marks obligatory final stress. It is frequently used in argument and debate: è un'assurdità! ('it's an absurdity!').

Examples

"Questa legge è un'assurdità totale."

Natural Translation

This law is a total absurdity.

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