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Literally, “at [the time of a] dead king, king put in position”.
- IPA(key): /a ˌrei ˌmweɾto | ˌrei ˈpwesto/ [a ˌrei̯ ˌmweɾ.t̪o | ˌrei̯ ˈpwes.t̪o]
- Syllabification: a rey muer‧to, rey pues‧to
a rey muerto, rey puesto
- the king is dead, long live the king
- out with the old, in with the new
