siccome

== Italian == === Etymology === Univerbation of sì (“as”) +‎ come. === Pronunciation === (implying causality) IPA(key): /sikˈko.me/° Rhymes: -ome Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me IPA(key): /sikˈko.me/° Rhymes: -ome Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me IPA(key): (traditional) /sikˈko.me/* Rhymes: -ome Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me (implying comparison) IPA(key): (traditional) /ˈsik.ko.me/* Rhymes: -ikkome Hyphenation: sìc‧co‧me === Conjunction === siccome as, since (causality) Synonyms: poiché, dal momento che, giacché Siccome ero stanco, mi sono riposato. ― As I was tired, I took a rest. as, like (comparison) Synonym: come === Further reading === siccome in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)