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Etymology

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From acortar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /akoɾtaˈmjento/ [a.koɾ.t̪aˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: a‧cor‧ta‧mien‧to

Noun

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acortamiento m (plural acortamientos)

  1. (linguistics) clipping, shortening
  2. (astronomy) curtation

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