Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of tendi (to stretch) +‎ catena (chain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛn.di.kaˈte.na/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: ten‧di‧ca‧té‧na

Noun

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tendicatena m (invariable)

  1. chain stretcher

References

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