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ag⋅gior⋅na⋅men⋅to

[uh-jawr-nuh-men-toh; It. ahd-jawr-nah-men-taw]
–noun, plural -ti [-tee] .
the act of bringing something up to date to meet current needs.

Origin:
1960–65; < It, equiv. to aggiorna(re) to revise, update (ag- ag- + -giornare, v. deriv. of giorno day < L diurnus; see adjourn ) + -mento -ment
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ag·gior·na·men·to   (ə-jôr'nə-měn'tō)   
n.   pl. ag·gior·na·men·tos
The process of bringing an institution or organization up to date; modernization.

[Italian, from aggiornare, to update : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + giorno, day (from Latin diurnus, daily; see diurnal).]
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