excelência
See also: excelencia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- exª (abbreviation)
- excellencia (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin excellentia (“excellence”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.seˈlẽ.si.a/ [e.seˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /e.seˈlẽ.sja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ɐjʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ɐj.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /ejʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ej.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /(i)ʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /(i).ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (careful pronunciation) /eʃ.sɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /e.ʃɨˈlẽ.sjɐ/
- Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧lên‧ci‧a
Noun
excelência f (uncountable)
- excellence (the quality of being excellent)
- Synonyms: superioridade, prefeição, bondade
Derived terms
Related terms
- excelente
- excelentíssimo
- exceler
- excelsitude
- excelso
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