Portuguese

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Etymology

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From descendente +‎ -ência.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.sẽˈdẽ.si.ɐ/ [de.sẽˈdẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /de.sẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.sẽˈdẽ.si.a/ [de.sẽˈdẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /de.sẽˈdẽ.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /dɨʃ.sẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/, /dɨ.ʃẽˈdẽ.sjɐ/

Noun

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descendência f (plural descendências)

  1. offspring, progeny, issue (all the descendants of a person)
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