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aggiornamento

[ uh-jawr-nuh-men-toh; Italian ahd-jawr-nah-men-taw ]

noun

, plural ag·gior·na·men·ti [uh, -jawr-n, uh, -, men, -tee, ahd-jaw, r, -nah-, men, -tee].
  1. the act of bringing something up to date to meet current needs.


aggiornamento

/ addʒornaˈmɛnto /

noun

  1. RC Church the process of bringing up to date methods, ideas, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aggiornamento1

First recorded in 1960–65; from Italian, equivalent to aggiorna(re) “to revise, update,” equivalent to ag- verbal prefix + -giornare, verbal derivative of giorno “day” + -mento noun suffix. See ad-, adjourn, -ment

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