🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

corteggiamento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: corteggiamento

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
courtship/ˈkɔːrt.ʃɪp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il loro corteggiamento è stato molto romantico."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The period of development of a romantic relationship between a couple before they get married.

    "Their brief courtship resulted in a quick wedding."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from court + -ship (denoting state or condition). Originally denoting the conduct of a courtier, the sense of 'period of wooing' developed in the 16th century.

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