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dolce far niente

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dolce far niente /ˌdɒltʃeɪ fɑː nɪˈɛnteɪ/

▶noun pleasant idleness.

– origin Ital., ‘sweet doing nothing’.

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