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Catalan
Etymology
From older descominal, influenced by Spanish descomunal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
descomunal m or f (masculine and feminine plural descomunals)
- extraordinary
- Synonym: extraordinari
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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + comunal.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: des‧co‧mu‧nal
Adjective
descomunal m or f (plural descomunais)
- extraordinary
- Synonyms: extraordinário, fantástico
- enormous, huge, colossal
- Synonyms: enorme, gigante, colossal
Further reading
- “descomunal”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + comunal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deskomuˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: des‧co‧mu‧nal
Adjective
descomunal m or f (masculine and feminine plural descomunales)
- extraordinary
- Synonym: extraordinario
- enormous, huge
- Synonyms: enorme, gigante
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 75:El Lampalagua es un reptil descomunal, de extraordinaria voracidad. Devora indistintamente cuanto encuentra a su paso, ya sea para saciar su apetito, ya para remover obstáculos que embarazan su camino.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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