Italian

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Etymology

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From affinare +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /af.fi.naˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: af‧fi‧na‧mén‧to

Noun

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affinamento m (plural affinamenti)

  1. refinement
  2. all the physical and chemical changes that affect the quality of a wine during storage; ageing