crescimento

Portuguese

Etymology

From crescer (“to grow”) +‎ -mento. Cognate with Galician crecemento, Spanish crecimiento.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾe.siˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾe.siˈmẽ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /kɾɨʃ.siˈmẽ.tu/, (natural pronunciation) /kɾɨ.ʃiˈmẽ.tu/

  • Hyphenation: cres‧ci‧men‧to

Noun

crescimento m (uncountable)

  1. growth (an increase in size, number, value, or strength)
    Synonym: aumento
    Antonym: decrescimento
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