esplosione
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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin explōsiōnem, derived from to eject” ← “to drive out by clapping.
Pronunciation
Noun
esplosione f (plural esplosioni)
- explosion, blast, burst
- Synonyms: detonazione, scoppio
- Antonym: implosione
- explosion (sound)
- (figurative) outburst, outbreak
- Synonym: scoppio
- (phonetics) release (of a plosive consonant)
Related terms
Further reading
- esplosione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana