excelência

See also: excelencia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

exª (abbreviation)
excellencia (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin excellentia (“excellence”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.se.ˈlẽj̃.si.a/, /e.se.ˈlẽj̃.sja/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.sɨ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/, /ɐjʃ.sɨ.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/
Hyphenation: ex‧ce‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

excelência f (uncountable)

excellence (the quality of being excellent)

Synonyms

superioridade, prefeição, bondade

Derived terms

vossa excelência

Related terms

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