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Portuguese
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cathedra. Doublet of cadeira.
Pronunciation
Noun
cátedra f (plural cátedras)
- (academia) chair; professorship (the office of a full professor, one who is not an associate professor)
- (ecclesiastical) the seat or office of a member of a high-ranked member of the clergy
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cathedra from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Doublet of the inherited cadera.
Pronunciation
Noun
cátedra f (plural cátedras)
- professorship
- seminar room
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