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testimone

witness

noun teh-STEE-moh-neh Less Common

Origin: Latin testis, 'witness'

Also means

best man / maid of honour

Usage Note

Testimone is epicene — il testimone (m) / la testimone (f) — and applies to both legal witnesses and wedding witnesses (testimone di nozze). The plural is testimoni. In religious contexts Testimoni di Geova (Jehovah's Witnesses) uses the same word. Do not add a feminine suffix; testimona is non-standard.

Examples

"Il testimone ha confermato l'alibi dell'imputato."

Natural Translation

The witness confirmed the defendant's alibi.

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