riunione
meeting
noun ree-oo-NYOH-neh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'reunire', to unite again
Also means
reunion
Usage Note
Riunione is the standard business word for a meeting, as in essere in riunione ('to be in a meeting'). Beware the partial false friend: it can also mean a family or class 'reunion', so context decides. The plural riunioni drops the final -e to -i.
Examples
"La riunione comincia alle nove."
Natural Translation
The meeting starts at nine.
Literal Translation
The meeting begins at-the nine.
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