asistencia

From asistir +‎ -encia.

• IPA^(key): /asisˈtenθja/ [a.sisˈt̪ẽn̟.θja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /asisˈtensja/ [a.sisˈt̪ẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧sis‧ten‧cia

asistencia f (plural asistencias)

1. attendance (the state of attending)

   Synonym: presencia

   Antonym: inasistencia

2. (uncountable) audience (a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.)

   Synonyms: audiencia, público

3. assistance, aid, help

   Synonyms: ayuda, socorro, auxilio

   asistencia social ― social work

   asistencia sanitaria; asistencia médica ― health care

   No podríamos haber completado este proyecto sin la asistencia del hermano de María.

   We would not have been able to complete this project without the assistance of Maria's brother.

4. (sports) assist (the act of helping another player score points or goals)
5. (historical) a small branch mission of the Spanish missions in California
   • 1871, Augustín de Vetancurt, Teatro mexicano [Mexican theater], volume 3, page 94:

     Tiene hoy la Provincia del Santo Evangelio ochenta y seis casas donde moran religiosos: de estas las sesenta son guardianías de voto; las vicarías son catorce, y las asistencias doce.

     The province of Santo Evangelio now has eighty-six houses where monks live: of these seventy are vowed guardianías; there are fourteen vicariates, and twelve asistencias.

• “asistencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024