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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin reverentia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.veˈɾẽ.sja/
- Hyphenation: re‧ve‧rên‧ci‧a
Noun
reverência f (plural reverências)
- reverence (profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context)
- reverence (form of address for some members of the clergy)
- bow (gesture made by bending forward at the waist)
- Synonyms: mesura, vénia, cortesia
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