complessione

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin complexiōnem, derived from complexus, perfect passive participle of complector (“to entwine, encircle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kom.plesˈsjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: com‧ples‧sió‧ne

Noun

complessione f (plural complessioni)

1. (uncommon) build, physique, constitution
2. (rhetoric) a union of anaphora and epiphora

Related terms

• complessato
• complessità
• complesso

 

Further reading

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