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Prefixes and Suffixes·Suffixes -issimo and Diminutives (-ino/-etto/-ello)
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Rule reminder

-issimo/-issima expresses absolute superlative (bello→bellissimo: very beautiful); -ino/-ino, -etto/-etta, -ello/-ella are diminutive suffixes making something smaller or expressing affection: libro→libretto, casa→casetta, paese→paesello.

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'Bellissimo' means: