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Latin
Noun
dēscēnsō
- dative/ablative singular of dēscēnsus
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēscēnsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /desˈθenso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deˈsenso/
- Rhymes: -enso
- Syllabification: des‧cen‧so
Noun
descenso m (plural descensos)
- descent
- Antonyms: ascenso, ascensión
- decline
- Synonym: declive
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