abstenção

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin abstentiōnem.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /abs.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [abs.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.bis.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bis.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /abʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [abʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.biʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.biʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /abs.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [abs.tẽˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐbʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐβʃ.tẽˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: abs‧ten‧ção

Noun

abstenção f (plural abstenções)

  1. abstention (the act of abstaining)
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