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bibbia

Bible

noun BEEB-byah Rare

Origin: From Greek biblia (books), via Latin.

Usage Note

La bibbia is feminine and written lowercase when referring to a generic authoritative text ('the bible of cooking'). When referring to the sacred scripture it is capitalised: la Bibbia. In colloquial Italian it is often used hyperbolically: questo manuale è la bibbia del falegname ('this manual is the bible of the carpenter').

Examples

"Ha letto la Bibbia dall'inizio alla fine."

Natural Translation

He read the Bible from beginning to end.

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