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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin prothesis, from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
Noun
prótese f (plural próteses)
- (medicine) prosthesis (artificial replacement for a body part)
- (phonetics) prothesis (prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word)
- (music) anacrusis (unstressed note or notes before the first strong beat)
- Synonyms: anacruse, ársis