aggiornamento

American  

[uh-jawr-nuh-men-toh, ahd-jawr-nah-men-taw] / əˌdʒɔr nəˈmɛn toʊ, ɑdˌdʒɔr nɑˈmɛn tɔ /

noun

plural

aggiornamenti

1. the act of bringing something up to date to meet current needs.

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aggiornamento British  

/ addʒornaˈmɛnto /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of aggiornamento

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

Example Sentences

Mr. Ducasse likes the Italian word “aggiornamento,” which he sees as the continuous adaptation of tradition.

From New York Times