emanazione
emanation
noun eh-mah-nah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: From Latin emanatio, from emanare (to flow out from).
Also means
issuance
Usage Note
Emanazione describes something that flows or radiates from a source — a smell, light, or legislative decree (l'emanazione di una legge — 'the issuance of a law'). In physics or spiritual contexts it means a thing that proceeds from its origin. It is formal; in everyday speech odore or profumo cover the sensory senses.
Examples
"L'emanazione del decreto ha sorpreso tutti."
Natural Translation
The issuance of the decree surprised everyone.
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