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afastamento.

the act or result of repelling or of moving two things away from each other

11 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.fas.taˈmẽ.tu/Brazil/a.faʃ.taˈmẽ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/ɐ.fɐʃ.tɐˈmẽ.tu/Portugal
  1. the act or result of repelling or of moving two things away from each other

    masculine
  2. the distance between things

    masculine
  3. the process of growing apart (of people becoming less acquainted with each other); distancing

    masculine
  4. a temporary removal from office

    masculine
  5. the difference between a predicted value and the actual result

    masculine
  6. deviation of a vehicle or craft from a route

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese afastar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old Galician-Portuguese -mento Portuguese -mento Portuguese afastamento From afastar (“to move away; to repel”) + -mento.

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