agnizione

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin agnitiōnem, derived from agnitus, past passive participle of agnoscō (to understand, recognize, know, perceive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɲ.ɲitˈt͡sjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: a‧gni‧zió‧ne

Noun

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agnizione f (plural agnizioni)

  1. (literature, theater) The plot-relevant reveal of a character's previously unknown indentity.
  2. (rare, transferred sense) recognition (act of recognizing)
    Synonym: riconoscimento
  3. (literary critic) The study of similarities (e.g. in style) among different authors.
  4. (law) recognition (e.g. of an heir)

Further reading

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  • agnizione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • agnizione in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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