Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis), from μετεμψυχόομαι (metempsukhóomai, of a soul, to pass from one body to another), from μετα- (meta-) + ἐν (en, in) + ψυχή (psukhḗ, soul).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.tẽp.siˈkɔ.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.tẽp.siˈkɔ.ze/

  • Rhymes: -ɔzi, -ɔzɨ
  • Hyphenation: me‧temp‧si‧co‧se

Noun

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metempsicose f (plural metempsicoses)

  1. metempsychosis (transmigration of the soul)
    Synonym: transmigração
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