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esplosione

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Italian

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L’esplosione di una bomba nucleare – The explosion of a nuclear bomb

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin explōsiōnem, derived from to eject” ← “to drive out by clapping.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.sploˈzjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: e‧splo‧sió‧ne

Noun

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esplosione f (plural esplosioni)

  1. explosion, blast, burst
    Synonyms: detonazione, scoppio
    Antonym: implosione
  2. explosion (sound)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) botto, scoppio
  3. (figurative) outburst, outbreak
    Synonym: scoppio
  4. (phonetics) release (of a plosive consonant)
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Further reading

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