Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin abiectiōnem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bi.ʒeˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bi.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ab.ʒeˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ab.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ab.ʒeˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ab.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.bi.ʒeˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bi.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ab‧je‧ção

Noun

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abjeção f (plural abjeções)

  1. baseness, debasement, degradation
  2. rebate
  3. contempt

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