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Portuguese
Etymology
Coined by Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστήμη (epistḗmē, “knowledge, science”) + -cídio.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.piʃ.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.piʃ.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.pis.te.miˈsi.d͡ʒjo/
Noun
epistemicídio m (uncountable)
- epistemicide (systematic destruction of a people’s knowledge system)
Descendants