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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin contractiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /kontɾakˈθjoŋ/
- IPA(key): (seseo) /kontɾakˈsjoŋ/
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: con‧trac‧ción
Noun
contracción f (plural contraccións)
- contraction
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contractiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /kontɾaɡˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kontɾaɡˈsjon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: con‧trac‧ción
Noun
contracción f (plural contracciones)
- contraction
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