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ingrandimento

enlargement

noun een-grahn-dee-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

magnification

Usage Note

Ingrandimento derives from ingrandire (to enlarge). In photography it means magnification or an enlarged print; in urban planning it refers to an expansion of a building or city. The plural is ingrandimenti. It is a masculine noun ending in -mento, a suffix that typically forms action nouns from verbs.

Examples

"L'ingrandimento della foto è di ottima qualità."

Natural Translation

The enlargement of the photo is of excellent quality.

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