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preceito.

precept (rule or principle governing personal conduct)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾeˈsej.tu/Brazil[pɾeˈseɪ̯.tu]Brazil/pɾɨˈsɐj.tu/Portugal/pɾɨˈsej.tu/Northern, Portugal
  1. precept (rule or principle governing personal conduct)

    masculine
  2. teaching (something taught by a religious or philosophical authority)

    masculine
  3. prescription (piece of advice)

    masculine
  4. condition; requirement

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin praeceptum (“lesson; precept”), from praecipiō (“to teach”), from prae (“pre-”) + capiō (“to take; to understand”).

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