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ciencia

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See also: ciência and ciència

Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish ciencia, compare native cencia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθjenθja/, [ˈθjẽn̟.θja]

Noun

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ciencia f (plural ciencies)

  1. Alternative form of cencia

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin scientia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈθjɛnθja/ [ˈθjɛn̪.θjɐ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈsjɛnsja/ [ˈsjɛn.sjɐ]

 

  • Hyphenation: cien‧cia

Noun

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ciencia f (plural ciencias)

  1. science
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Further reading

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Spanish çiençia, borrowed from Latin scientia, from sciēns + -ia.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjenθja/ [ˈθjẽn̟.θja]
    • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsjensja/ [ˈsjẽn.sja]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -enθja
    • Rhymes: -ensja
    • Syllabification: cien‧cia

    Noun

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    ciencia f (plural ciencias)

    1. science
    2. erudition, knowledge
      El árbol de la ciencia.The tree of knowledge.
      • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 88:
        Los Machis son las únicas personas que tienen ciencia y poder bastantes para descubrir y curar los daños causados por los Brujos.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Tagalog: siyensiya

    Further reading

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