involución

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin involūtiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /imboluˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /imboluˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: in‧vo‧lu‧ción

Noun

involución f (plural involuciones)

  1. (figurative) regression
    Synonym: retroceso
    • 2015 December, “Azzini ante la historia”, in El Pais (Uruguay):
      A partir de 1875 comienza la involución con la primera ley proteccionista, el curso forzoso de la moneda y el primer default de deuda pública que realizó la dictadura que derrocó al gobierno de Ellauri.
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  2. (physiology) involution (egressive changes in the body occurring with old age)

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