cério

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Portuguese

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Chemical element
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cério

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from New Latin cerium, from Cerēs (a dwarf planet), from Latin Cerēs (goddess of agriculture), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (to grow).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.u/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾi.o/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsɛ.ɾjo/

Noun

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cério m (usually uncountable, plural cérios)

  1. (chemistry) cerium (chemical element)