moção

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: mo‧ção

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mōtio, mōtiōnem.

Noun

moção f (plural moções)

  1. (politics) motion (parliamentary proposal)
    • 1994, José Luiz Goldfarb, Voar também é com os homens: o pensamento de Mário Schenberg, EdUSP →ISBN, page 156
      Meu primeiro discurso acabou se constituindo numa das sessões mais agitadas da história da Assembléia. Consegui dominar a Assembleia toda e derrotar uma moção que já fora para a mesa com a assinatura da maioria dos deputados.
      My first speech ended up being part of one of the most agitated sessions in the Assembly’s history. I was able to control the entire Assembly and defeat a motion that had already been sent forth to the board with the signatures of most members of parliament.
  2. motion; movement (progression from one place to another)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From moço +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix).

Noun

moção m (plural moções, feminine moçona, feminine plural moçonas)

  1. Augmentative of moço

Further reading

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