gerontocracia

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾõ.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒe.ɾõ.to.kɾaˈsi.a/

Noun

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gerontocracia f (plural gerontocracias)

  1. (government) gerontocracy (rule by elders)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From geronto- +‎ -cracia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /xeɾontoˈkɾaθja/ [xe.ɾõn̪.t̪oˈkɾa.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xeɾontoˈkɾasja/ [xe.ɾõn̪.t̪oˈkɾa.sja]
  • Rhymes: -aθja
  • Rhymes: -asja
  • Syllabification: ge‧ron‧to‧cra‧cia

Noun

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gerontocracia f (plural gerontocracias)

  1. gerontocracy

Derived terms

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Further reading

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