excelência
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See also: excelencia
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin excellentia (“excellence”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ɐj.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ej.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ej.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /e.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧lên‧ci‧a
Noun
[edit]excelência f (uncountable)
- excellence (the quality of being excellent)
- Synonyms: superioridade, prefeição, bondade