deão

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French deien, from Latin decānus.[1] Doublet of decano.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: de‧ão

Noun

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deão m (plural deãos or deões or deães, feminine deã, feminine plural deãs)

  1. (ecclesiastical) dean (church dignitary)
    Synonym: decano

References

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  1. ^ deão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024