defunción
/defunˈsjon/
la
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- defunciones
Meaning
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death
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Registraron la defunción.
They registered the death.
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Similar words
muerte is the everyday, general word for "death"; defunción is formal or legal, used on death certificates.
fallecimiento is a formal, polite word for "death, passing"; defunción is even more bureaucratic or legal, used specifically in official records.
Practice
1 What does defunción mean?
death
2 Fill the gap: Registraron la ___.
Full sentence: Registraron la defunción. (They registered the death.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches defunción?
defunción: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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