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molto

Pronunciation: /ˈmol.to/

“molto” is an Italian word. Its 10 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. much, very much, a lot (with verbs)
  2. very, really, very much (with adjectives or adverbs)
  3. much, far, a lot (in expressions of comparison)
  4. long, a long time

determiner

  1. a lot of, much, great, (in the plural) many, a lot of, lots of

pronoun

  1. much, a lot
  2. many, many people

noun

  1. the many
  2. the large part
  3. a great deal

In Italian

  1. grande per quantità, molto abbondante o numeroso
  2. in grande quantità, in modo elevato
  3. abitualmente
  4. in abbondanza

Etymology

Derived from Latin multus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tos (“crumbled, crumpled”, past passive participle). Compare Portuguese muito, Romanian mult, Catalan molt.

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