além

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See also: alem, âlem, and -alem

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alen, from Latin ad + illinc (thence, there).

Pronunciation

Adverb

além

  1. there, over there
    Synonym:
  2. beyond (farther along or away)

Quotations

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Derived terms

Noun

além m (uncountable)

  1. the afterlife, the beyond (supposed world or state of existence that is entered after death)

Quotations

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