rifacimento

noun

ri·​fa·​ci·​men·​to

(ˌ)rēˌfächēˈmen‧(ˌ)tō

variants or refacimento

rə̇ˌf-

plural rifacimenti

-tē

or rifacimentos or refacimenti or refacimentos

: a recasting or adaptation especially of a literary work or musical composition

Word History

Etymology

Italian rifacimento, from rifaci- (stem of rifare to make over, from ri- re-—from Latin re-—+ facere, fare to make, do, from Latin facere) + -mento -ment (from Latin -mentum)

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