Italian

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Etymology

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From sistema +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /si.steˈmi.sta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: si‧ste‧mì‧sta

Noun

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sistemista m or f by sense (masculine plural sistemisti, feminine plural sistemiste)

  1. systems analyst
  2. systems engineer
  3. gambler who follows a system

Adjective

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sistemista (masculine plural sistemisti, feminine plural sistemiste)

  1. (soccer, dated) utilizing a particular system (sistema), spread by the English and introduced to Italy in 1940

Further reading

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  • sistemista in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • sistemista in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • sistemista in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • sistemìsta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • sistemista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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