summenzionato

above-mentioned; aforementioned

adjective soom-men-tsyoh-NAH-toh Rare

Usage Note

Summenzionato is a compound of su(m)- (above) + menzionato (mentioned). It is an exclusively formal and bureaucratic or legal term used to refer back to something already cited in a document: il summenzionato contratto (the above-mentioned contract). Avoid in spoken Italian; suddetto or sopra citato are near synonyms.

Examples

"Il summenzionato accordo è valido."

Natural Translation

The aforementioned agreement is valid.

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