Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin peremptus, perfect passive participle of perimō (to annihilate, destroy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /peˈrɛn.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rèn‧to

Adjective edit

perento (feminine perenta, masculine plural perenti, feminine plural perente)

  1. (law) expired because of peremption
    Synonyms: decaduto, estinto, prescritto
    La vostra azione legale è ormai perenta.Your legal action is now expired.
  2. (literary) disused, deprecated, obsolete
    Synonyms: desueto, disusato, inusitato, obsoleto
    Antonyms: attuale, nuovo, recente
    Mio nonno parla usando vocaboli perenti.My grandfather speaks using obsolete terms.

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