Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin prōlixus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /proˈlis.so/
  • Rhymes: -isso
  • Hyphenation: pro‧lìs‧so

Adjective

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prolisso (feminine prolissa, masculine plural prolissi, feminine plural prolisse)

  1. verbose, prolix
    Synonym: (literary, rare) nimio

Derived terms

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Further reading

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