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Galician
Noun
altruísmo m (plural altruísmos)
- altruism
- Antonym: egoísmo
Portuguese
Etymology
From French altruisme, coined 1830 by Auguste Comte.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.tɾuˈiz.mu/ , (faster pronunciation) /awˈtɾwiz.mu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.tɾuˈiz.mu/ , (faster pronunciation) /awˈtɾwiz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.tɾuˈiʒ.mu/ , (faster pronunciation) /awˈtɾwiʒ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.tɾuˈiz.mo/ , (faster pronunciation) /awˈtɾwiz.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɾuˈiʒ.mu/ , (faster pronunciation) /alˈtɾwiʒ.mu/
- Hyphenation: al‧tru‧ís‧mo
Noun
altruísmo m (plural altruísmos)
- altruism (policy in favor of other's interests)
- Synonyms: filantropia, abnegação
- Antonym: egoísmo