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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish escuridat, oscuridat, semi-learned borrowing from Latin obscūritātem, from obscūrus (“dark”). Cognate with English obscurity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oskuɾiˈdad/
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: os‧cu‧ri‧dad
Noun
oscuridad f (plural oscuridades)
- darkness
- obscurity
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