ben trovato

ben tro·va·to

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ben truh-vah-toh; Italian ben traw-vah-taw]
- /bɛn trəˈvɑ toʊ; Italian bɛn trɔˈvɑ tɔ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ben truh-vah-toh; Italian ben traw-vah-taw]
- /bɛn trəˈvɑ toʊ; Italian bɛn trɔˈvɑ tɔ/

Definition of ben trovato words

adjective ben trovato appropriate and characteristic even if untrue; happily invented or discovered. 1

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Origin of ben trovato

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-75; < Italian: “well found”

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Parts of speech for Ben trovato

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ben trovato popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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