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Etymology

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From Latin agglutinatio. By surface analysis, aglutinar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɡlu.t͡ʃi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.ɡlu.t͡ʃi.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ɡlu.ti.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.ɣlu.ti.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: a‧glu‧ti‧na‧ção

Noun

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aglutinação f (plural aglutinações)

  1. agglutination (act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance)
  2. (linguistics) agglutination (combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning)
  3. (grammar, phonetics) a blend with the loss of one or more phonemes
    Coordinate term: justaposição
    A palavra "planalto" é resultado do processo de aglutinação entre as palavras "plano" e "alto".
    The word “plateau” is the result of the process of agglutination between the words “flat” and “high.”
  4. (biology, immunology) agglutination (clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria)