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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin compassiōnem, from Latin compatior. Cognate with Catalan compassió.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompaˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: com‧pa‧sión
Noun
compasión f (plural compasiones)
- compassion
- Synonym: piedad
- sympathy
- Synonym: simpatía
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