preceito

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praeceptum (“lesson; precept”), from praecipiō (“to teach”), from prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“to take; to understand”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈsej.tu/ [pɾeˈseɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈsej.to/ [pɾeˈseɪ̯.to]
 

  • Rhymes: -ejtu
  • Hyphenation: pre‧cei‧to

Noun

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preceito m (plural preceitos)

  1. precept (rule or principle governing personal conduct)
    Synonyms: determinação, dogma, mandamento, norma, regra
  2. teaching (something taught by a religious or philosophical authority)
    Synonyms: doutrina, ensinamento
  3. prescription (piece of advice)
    Synonyms: indicação, insturção, orientação, prescrição
  4. condition; requirement
    Synonyms: condição, exigência

Derived terms

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