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scientifica

scientific

adjective sheh-en-TEE-fee-kah Rare

Usage Note

Scientifica is the feminine form of scientifico. Like all adjectives ending in -ico, the masculine plural is scientifici (not scientificos). Learners should also know the colloquial phrase la scientifica, short for la polizia scientifica (forensic police unit), widely heard in Italian crime dramas.

Examples

"Ha pubblicato una ricerca scientifica importante."

Natural Translation

She published an important scientific study.

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