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impresa

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im⋅pre⋅sa

[im-prey-zuh]
–noun, plural -sas, -se [-zey] . Obsolete.
1. a device or emblem.
2. a motto.
Also, im⋅prese [im-preez] .


Origin:
1580–90; < It: lit., undertaking, n. use of fem. of impreso, ptp. of imprendere to undertake; see emprise
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im·pre·sa   (ĭm-prā'zə)   
n.  An emblem or device with a motto.

[Italian, undertaking, impresa; see impresario.]
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