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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish aflicion~affliccion, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem. The modern word could also have been reborrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /afliɡˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /afliɡˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: a‧flic‧ción
Noun
aflicción f (plural aflicciones)
- affliction
- sorrow
- Synonyms: dolor, pesadumbre
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