perento

Italian

Etymology

From Latin peremptus, perfect passive participle of perimō (“to annihilate, destroy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peˈrɛn.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto
  • Hyphenation: pe‧rèn‧to

Adjective

perento (feminine perenta, masculine plural perenti, feminine plural perente)

  1. (law) expired because of peremption
    Synonyms: decaduto, estinto, prescritto
    La vostra azione legale è ormai perenta. ― Your legal action is now expired.
  2. (literary) disused, deprecated, obsolete
    Synonyms: desueto, disusato, inusitato, obsoleto
    Antonyms: attuale, nuovo, recente
    Mio nonno parla usando vocaboli perenti. ― My grandfather speaks using obsolete terms.

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