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seduta stante



Definitions

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seduta stante
     1. adv. immediately (literally "at the same sitting", "without standing up")
           Lessi sua lettera e risposi seduta stante - I've read your letter and responded immediately.
Analysis
seduta
     1. n. session, meeting, sitting
     2. n. seat (of a chair etc)
     3. n. (by extension) chair
     4. adj. feminine singular of seduto
     5. Participle. feminine singular of seduto
     seduto
          1. adj. sitting, seated
          2. v. past participle of sedere (feminine: seduta, masculine plural: seduti, feminine plural: sedute)
          3. v. past participle of sedersi
stante
     1. adj. (arts) standing
     2. prep. because of; owing to
     3. v. present participle of stare
     stare
          1. v. (intransitive) to stay, remain
                stare attenti (a) - to pay attention (to)
                StarĂ  a casa. - He/she will stay at home.
          2. v. (intransitive, followed by a) to keep, stick
          3. v. (intransitive, followed by a gerund) to be doing something (present continuous)



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