alfresco
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al·fres·co 
[al-fres-koh] Pronunciation Key
[al-fres-koh] Pronunciation Key –adverb
–adjective
| 1. | out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco. |
| 2. | outdoor: an alfresco café. |
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| al·fres·co
(āl-frěs'kō) Pronunciation Key
adv. In the fresh air; outdoors: dining alfresco. adj. Taking place outdoors; outdoor: an alfresco conference. [Italian al fresco, in the fresh (air) : al, in the (a, to, in from Latin ad; see ad- + il, the from Latin ille; see al-1 in Indo-European roots) + fresco, fresh.] |
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| alfresco | |
adjective | |
| 1. | in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater" |
adverb | |
| 1. | outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn: outside] [ant: indoors] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Alfresco
Al*fres"co\, adv. & a. [It. al fresco in or on the fresh.] In the open-air. --Smollett.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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