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From: "Romano Benesperi" <>
Subject: Re: Italian word
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:09:46 GMT
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"Sveltolampo" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> "Joe" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:...
> > Does any one know what Tenimento mean?
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> It is an old italian word and mean:
> 1- large manor
> 2- to hold and its meaning

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I would say "tenimento" means, more or less, "estate" . It's a formal
word, now used rarely. Romano
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