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riferimento

reference

noun ree-feh-ree-MEHN-toh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from 'riferire', to report back

Usage Note

Riferimento is masculine and central to the phrase fare riferimento a ('to refer to'). A punto di riferimento is a landmark or a point of reference, used both literally and figuratively for a trusted person. Its plural is regular: riferimenti.

Examples

"Faccio riferimento all'articolo precedente."

Natural Translation

I refer to the previous article.

Literal Translation

Make reference to-the article previous.

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