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scissione

split

noun shees-SYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin scissio (a cutting), from scindere (to split)

Also means

fission

Usage Note

Scissione is used in politics (a party split: la scissione del partito), biology (cell fission: scissione cellulare), nuclear physics (fissione nucleare is more technical, but scissione is used colloquially), and psychology (splitting as a defence mechanism). The plural is le scissioni. In everyday Italian it also describes any sharp break between people or groups.

Examples

"La scissione del partito ha sorpreso tutti."

Natural Translation

The party split surprised everyone.

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