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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.feˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.feˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.feˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.feˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.feˈɾẽ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /de.feˈɾẽ.sja/
- Hyphenation: de‧fe‧rên‧ci‧a
Noun
deferência f (plural deferências)
- deference (great respect)
- Synonym: reverência
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