"omertà" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /o.merˈta/
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Borrowed from Neapolitan omertà, from Latin humilitātem. Compare Sicilian umirtà. Doublet of umiltà, a borrowing from Latin. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|nap|omertà}} Borrowed from Neapolitan omertà, {{der|it|la|humilitas|humilitātem}} Latin humilitātem, {{cog|scn|umirtà}} Sicilian umirtà, {{doublet|it|umiltà}} Doublet of umiltà Head templates: {{it-noun|f|#}} omertà f (invariable)
  1. (rare, dialectal, southern Italy) Alternative form of umiltà (“humility”) Tags: Italy, Southern, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, feminine, invariable, rare Alternative form of: umiltà (extra: humility)
    Sense id: en-omertà-it-noun-eHkcnC-- Categories (other): Southern Italian
  2. (crime) an omertà or any code of silence Tags: feminine, invariable Categories (topical): Crime Synonyms: reticenza (english: wall of silence)
    Sense id: en-omertà-it-noun-IXO1HjeA Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 7 53 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 55 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 57 40
  3. (by extension, derogatory) a form of solidarity among members of a group, consisting in hiding compromising truths; a wall of silence Tags: broadly, derogatory, feminine, invariable
    Sense id: en-omertà-it-noun-CfP4Fxv9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: omertoso
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  "pos": "noun",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "omertà"
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          "solidarity",
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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