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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin negligentia, variant of neglegentia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ne.ɡliˈʒẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ne.ɡliˈʒẽ.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ne.ɡliˈʒẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ne.ɡliˈʒẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ne.ɡliˈʒẽ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ne.ɡliˈʒẽ.sja/
- Hyphenation: ne‧gli‧gên‧cia
Noun
negligência f (plural negligências)
- negligence
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