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celibato.

celibacy (state of being unmarried)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/se.liˈba.tu/Brazil/sɨ.liˈba.tu/Portugal[sɨ.liˈβa.tu]Portugal/sɨ.liˈba.tu/Portugal, Southern

  1. celibacy (state of being unmarried)

    masculine

  2. celibacy (abstaining from sexual relations)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibāre, from caelebs (“unmarried”).

adj/se.liˈba.tu/Brazil/sɨ.liˈba.tu/Portugal[sɨ.liˈβa.tu]Portugal/sɨ.liˈba.tu/Portugal, Southern

  1. celibate; unmarried

  2. celibate (abstaining from sexual relations)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin caelibātus (“celibacy, a single life”), perfect passive participle of caelibāre, from caelebs (“unmarried”).

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