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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
gerontocracia f (plural gerontocracias)
- (government) gerontocracy (rule by elders)
Spanish
Etymology
From geronto- + -cracia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /xeɾontoˈkɾaθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /xeɾontoˈkɾasja/
- Rhymes: -aθja
- Rhymes: -asja
- Syllabification: ge‧ron‧to‧cra‧cia
Noun
gerontocracia f (plural gerontocracias)
- gerontocracy
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