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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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