"alle calende greche" meaning in Italian

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Calque of Latin ad kalendas Graecas. Etymology templates: {{cal|it|la|ad kalendas Graecas}} Calque of Latin ad kalendas Graecas Head templates: {{head|it|prepositional phrase}} alle calende greche
  1. (idiomatic) never; when pigs fly Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-alle_calende_greche-it-prep_phrase-YuwsbElu

Download JSON data for alle calende greche meaning in Italian (0.7kB)

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        "Italian multiword terms",
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