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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineō (“go in, make a start”), from in (“in, into”) + eō (“go”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈni.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /iˈni.sju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈni.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /iˈni.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /iˈni.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /iˈni.sjo/
Noun
início m (plural inícios)
- beginning (initial portion of some extended thing)
- Synonyms: começo, estreia, exórdio, inauguração, introdução, origem, princípio
- Antonyms: conclusão, encerramento, fim, finalização, término
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