demencia

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See also: demência and demència

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dementia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /deˈmenθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deˈmensja/
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  • Rhymes: -enθja
  • Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: de‧men‧cia

Noun

demencia f (plural demencias)

  1. dementia
  2. madness

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