excelência

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin excellentia (excellence).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.a/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sja/
 
  • (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

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excelência f (uncountable)

  1. excellence (the quality of being excellent)
    Synonyms: superioridade, prefeição, bondade

Derived terms

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