circunstância

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Galician

Noun

circunstância f (plural circunstâncias, reintegrationist norm)

  1. 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/
    • (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)

  1. circumstance (a fact or condition that affects an event or situation)
  2. (usually in the plural) condition; state (the way things are at a given moment)
    Synonyms: situação, estado, condição
  3. (formal) solemnity; formality (the quality of being deeply serious)
    Synonyms: solenidade, formalidade

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