First Known Use: 1644
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pietà
noun, pie·tà often capitalized \ˌpē-(ˌ)ā-ˈtä, pyā-\
Definition of PIETÀ
: a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Christ
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Origin of PIETÀ
Italian, literally, pity, from Latin pietat-, pietas
Rhymes with PIETÀ
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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