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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of posa (to put, to lay) +‎ mine (mines).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.zaˈmi.ne/, (traditional) /ˌpɔ.saˈmi.ne/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Hyphenation: po‧sa‧mì‧ne

Noun

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posamine m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (nautical) minelayer
    Synonyms: lanciamine, lanciatorpedini

References

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  1. ^ posa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ posamine in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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