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Galician
Noun
circunstância f (plural circunstâncias, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of circunstancia
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumstantia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /siʁ.kũsˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /siʁ.kũsˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /siʁ.kũsˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /siʁ.kũsˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /siɾ.kũsˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /siɾ.kũsˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /siʁ.kũʃˈtɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /siʁ.kũʃˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /siɻ.kũsˈtɐ̃.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /siɻ.kũsˈtɐ̃.sja/
Noun
circunstância f (plural circunstâncias)
- circumstance (a fact or condition that affects an event or situation)
- (usually in the plural) condition; state (the way things are at a given moment)
- Synonyms: situação, estado, condição
- (formal) solemnity; formality (the quality of being deeply serious)
- Synonyms: solenidade, formalidade
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