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compás.

pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/komˈpas/[kõmˈpas]
  1. pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles)

    masculine
  2. rhythm

    masculine
  3. beat

    masculine
  4. bar

    masculine
  5. time, time signature

    masculine
  6. beat

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Apparently from Old French compas, perhaps from Medieval Latin compassus (“circle, circuit”), or the medieval Latin term is derived from Old French. In either case, deverbal from Vulgar Latin *compassāre (“to pace off”), from com- + *passāre (“to step”), from Latin passus (“step”), originally the perfect passive participle of pandō (“to stretch out”).

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