Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin hostīlitātem. By surface analysis, ostile +‎ -ità.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /o.sti.liˈta/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: o‧sti‧li‧tà

Noun

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ostilità f (invariable)

  1. hostility
  2. (military, in the plural) hostilities
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Further reading

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  • ostilità in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • ostilità in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana