"proposito" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /proˈpɔ.zi.to/ Forms: propositi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔzito Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”), neuter form of prōpositum, perfect passive participle of prōpōnō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|prōpositum||plan, intention|lit=that which is proposed}} Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“plan, intention”, literally “that which is proposed”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} proposito m (plural propositi)
  1. purpose, intention, plan, design Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-proposito-it-noun-D9znlmhf
  2. aim, object, purpose, purport Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-proposito-it-noun-hT5wlsRB
  3. subject, point Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-proposito-it-noun-EwxRQ7RR Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 25 18 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a proposito, a proposito di, a tal proposito, di proposito, in proposito Related terms: proporre, propositivo, propositore, proposizione

Inflected forms

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      "word": "a proposito"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "a proposito di"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "a tal proposito"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "di proposito"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "propositivo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "propositore"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "text": "fermo proposito",
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        },
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          "text": "di proposito",
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        {
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          "english": "in that regard; by the way",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔzito"
    }
  ],
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    "Italian nouns",
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    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔzito",
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    {
      "word": "a proposito"
    },
    {
      "word": "a proposito di"
    },
    {
      "word": "a tal proposito"
    },
    {
      "word": "di proposito"
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    {
      "word": "in proposito"
    }
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "propositivo"
    },
    {
      "word": "propositore"
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      "word": "proposizione"
    }
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          "text": "fermo proposito",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "on purpose, intentionally",
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          "type": "example"
        }
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        [
          "design",
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          "english": "my aim, in writing this essay, was to...",
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        }
      ],
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          "aim",
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          "object",
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          "text": "a proposito di",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "in that regard; by the way",
          "text": "a proposito",
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          "point",
          "point"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/proˈpɔ.zi.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔzito"
    }
  ],
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}

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