contracción

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Galician

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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)

  1. contraction

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