| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | im·pre·sa·ri·o |
| PRONUNCIATION: | m pr -sär - , -sâr - |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. im·pre·sa·ri·os 1. One who sponsors or produces entertainment, especially the director of an opera company. 2. A manager; a producer. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, from impresa, undertaking, from feminine past participle of imprendere, to undertake, from Vulgar Latin *impr ndere. See emprise.
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