Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin dēpositiōnem. By surface analysis, depor +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.po.ziˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.po.ziˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: de‧po‧si‧ção

Noun

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deposição f (plural deposições)

  1. deposition (all senses)
  2. resignation, abandonment
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