abstenção

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin abstentiō, abstentiōnem, from Latin abstentus, from abstineō.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /abs.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /abʃ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐbʃ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Hyphenation: abs‧ten‧ção

Noun

abstenção f (plural abstenções)

abstention (the act of abstaining)

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