defunción

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Galician

Noun

defunción f (plural defuncións)

  1. death, decease
  2. demise

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēfūnctiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /defunˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /defunˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: de‧fun‧ción

Noun

defunción f (plural defunciones)

  1. decease, death
    Synonyms: deceso, fallecimiento, muerte

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