verecondia

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin verecundia. Doublet of vergogna, which was inherited.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ve.reˈkon.dja/
  • Rhymes: -ondja
  • Hyphenation: ve‧re‧cón‧dia

Noun[edit]

verecondia f (plural verecondie)

  1. modesty

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Further reading[edit]

  • verecondia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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