suplencia

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /suˈplenθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /suˈplensja/
  • Rhymes: -enθja
  • Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: su‧plen‧cia

Noun

suplencia f (plural suplencias)

  1. substitution, replacement
    • 2015 November 16, “El trabajo que salvó su vida”, in El País:
      Una vez que consiguen insertarse es más fácil continuar trabajando, pues las vuelven a llamar para una suplencia o para cubrir una baja”, añade.
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