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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese oraçon, from Latin ōrātiōnem (“discourse; prayer”). By surface analysis, orar + -ção.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: o‧ra‧ção
Noun
oração f (plural orações)
- prayer (practice of communicating with one's God)
- Synonyms: prece, reza, súplica
- (grammar) clause
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