contemplação

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contemplātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: con‧tem‧pla‧ção

Noun

contemplação f (plural contemplações)

  1. the act of beholding (staring with awe)
  2. the act of contemplating (considering with attention)

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