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giornale

newspaper

noun jor-NAH-leh Common
Communication Media

Also means

journal, diary

Usage Note

Giornale primarily means 'newspaper' in everyday speech, but giornale also means a personal diary or journal — context disambiguates. A journalist is un/una giornalista (invariable in form for both genders, distinguished only by the article). The diminutive giornalino typically refers to a comic book or children's magazine.

Examples

"Leggo il giornale ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

I read the newspaper every morning.

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