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deficiência

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin dēficientia, from Latin dēficiēns. Compare Catalan deficiència, French déficience, Italian deficienza, Spanish deficiencia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fi.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [de.fi.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /de.fiˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fi.siˈẽ.si.a/ [de.fi.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /de.fiˈsjẽ.sja/

Noun

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deficiência f (plural deficiências)

  1. deficiency
  2. deficit
  3. shortcoming

Antonyms

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Further reading

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