rifacimento

[ri-fah-chi-men-toh; It. ree-fah-chee-men-taw]

noun, plural -ti

[-tee] .

a recast or adaptation, as of a literary or musical work.

Origin:
1765–75; < Italian, derivative of rifare to make over, equivalent to ri- re- + fare (≪ Latin facere to do¹) + -mento -ment

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

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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