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contraction

LanguageFala

Meaning
  1. of the
  2. A contraction formed from the preposition meaning of and the masculine singular definite article.
Examples

I si “a patria do homi é sua lengua”, cumu idía Albert Camus, o que está claru é que a lengua está mui por encima de fronteiras, serras, rius i maris, de situaciós pulíticas i sociu-económicas, de lazus religiosus e inclusu familiaris.

And if “a man’s homeland [i.e. “homeland of the man”] is his language”, as Albert Camus said, what is clear is that language is above borders, mountain ranges, rivers and seas, above political and socio-economic situations, of religious and even family ties.

Part of speechcontraction

Usage noteIt is a contraction of 'de' and 'o'.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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