-zione
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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -tiōnem, as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zone and -zzone or in some cases -gione, is today less common but found in words such as ragione, stagione, cagione, canzone, punzone, acquazzone, tizzone, etc.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-zione