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Impresario
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So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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impresario
1746, from It. impresario "operatic manager," lit. "undertaker (of a business)," from impresa "undertaking," fem. of impreso, pp. of imprendere "undertake," from V.L. imprendere, from L. in- "onto" + prehendere "to grasp" (see prehensile).
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impresario [(im-pruh-sahr-ee-oh, im-pruh-sair-ee-oh)]A sponsor or producer of entertainment, especially someone who works with opera or ballet companies or performers of classical music.
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