reconstituição

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ constituição or reconstituir +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõs.t͡ʃi.tu.iˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõs.t͡ʃi.tʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ʁe.kõs.t͡ʃi.tujˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõs.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõs.t͡ʃi.tu.iˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõs.t͡ʃi.tʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ʁe.kõs.t͡ʃi.tujˈsɐ̃w̃/ [he.kõs.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.kõʃ.t͡ʃi.tu.iˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.kõʃ.t͡ʃi.tʊ.iˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ʁe.kõʃ.t͡ʃi.tujˈsɐ̃w̃/ [χe.kõʃ.t͡ʃi.tuɪ̯ˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.kõʃ.ti.tujˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: re‧cons‧ti‧tu‧i‧ção

Noun

reconstituição f (plural reconstituições)

1. reconstitution (act or effect of reconstituting; new constitution)
2. reconstitution (recovery of what was weak)
3. reorganization
4. (painting) restoration
5. (law) reenactment, reconstruction (recreation of an event as it is presumed to have occurred)

Further reading

• “reconstituição”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “reconstituição”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025