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Galician
Noun
defunción f (plural defuncións)
- death, decease
- 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)
- decease, death
- Synonyms: deceso, fallecimiento, muerte
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