rifacimento

American  

[ri-fah-chi-men-toh, ree-fah-chee-men-taw] / rɪˌfɑ tʃɪˈmɛn toʊ, riˌfɑ tʃiˈmɛn tɔ /

noun

plural

rifacimenti

1. a recast or adaptation, as of a literary or musical work.

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Etymology

Origin of rifacimento

1765–75; < Italian, derivative of rifare to make over, equivalent to ri- re- + fare (≪ Latin facere to do ¹ ) + -mento -ment

Example Sentences

Rifacimento, rē-f�-chi-men′tō, n. a recasting of literary works:—pl.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile the second rifacimento by Domenichi appeared in 1545; and though this new issue was a mere piece of impudent book-making, it superseded Berni's masterpiece during the next two hundred years.

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This rifacimento was published in 1541, after his death.

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Since the two originals differed in character, his rifacimento retained their divers peculiarities, notwithstanding those master-touches which betray the same hand in both of its main sections.

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The critics of the last century rediscovered Berni's rifacimento, and began to quote Boiardo's poem under his name, treating the real author as an ignorant and uncouth writer of a barbarous dialect.

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