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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese aquen, from Vulgar Latin *eccum hinc, from Latin eccum + hinc, or from Vulgar Latin *eccum inde. Compare Spanish aquende, Italian quindi.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: a‧quém
Adverb
aquém
- on this side; here
- below; underneath
- something that falls short of a goal or an expectation
Antonyms