preterición

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeteritiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾeteɾiˈθjon/ [pɾe.t̪e.ɾiˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾeteɾiˈsjon/ [pɾe.t̪e.ɾiˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pre‧te‧ri‧ción

Noun

preterición f (plural pretericiones)

1. (rhetoric) preterition
2. (law) preterition

Further reading

• “preterición”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16