rinnovò
Rinnovò is the third-person singular form of the Italian verb rinnovare in the passato remoto, meaning that someone renewed something in a past narrative time. It is used primarily in literary, historical, or formal writing to indicate a completed renewal, renewal of a contract, agreement, law, or policy, among other possibilities. In contemporary spoken Italian, the passato remoto is less common, and rinnovò is often replaced by ha rinnovato in everyday discourse.
Etymology and meaning: rinnovare comes from re- (again) plus novare, itself from novus (new), tracing back to
Usage and style: The form rinnovò typically appears in chronicles, historical narratives, novels with a ceremonial
Related forms: Rinnovò belongs to a family of forms built from rinnovare, which includes rinnovai, rinnovasti,