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Erasmus.

Erasmus (an exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/eˈɾaz.mus/Brazil/eˈɾaz.mus/Brazil/eˈɾaʒ.muʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ɛˈɾaʒ.muʃ/Portugal

  1. Erasmus (an exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme)

    Portugal · by-personal-gender · feminine · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin Erasmus. Doublet of Erasmo.

noun/eˈɾaz.mus/Brazil/eˈɾaz.mus/Brazil/eˈɾaʒ.muʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ɛˈɾaʒ.muʃ/Portugal

  1. ellipsis of Programa Erasmus, a student exchange programme established in 1987.

    European-Union · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · invariable · masculine

  2. a period of study on the Erasmus programme

    Portugal · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin Erasmus. Doublet of Erasmo.

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