Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin moderātiōnem. By surface analysis, moderar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.de.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [mo.de.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: mo‧de‧ra‧ção

Noun

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moderação f (plural moderações)

  1. moderation (avoidance of extremes)

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