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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin abstentiōnem, from Latin abstentus, from abstineō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /abstenˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abstenˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: abs‧ten‧ción
Noun
abstención f (plural abstenciones)
- abstention
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