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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlectāre. Doublet of delitar, a popular development.
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Verb
delectar (first-person singular present delecto, first-person singular preterite delectí, past participle delectat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to delight
- (pronominal) to delight
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