determinación

See also: determinacion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin determinātiōnem. Cognate with English determination.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deteɾminaˈθjon/ [d̪e.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /deteɾminaˈsjon/ [d̪e.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: de‧ter‧mi‧na‧ción

Noun

determinación f (plural determinaciones)

  1. determination, identification, establishment, establishing (i.e. figuring out something with relative certainty)
  2. determination, resolve, resoluteness (i.e. firmness of purpose or intention)
  3. decision
  4. setting, fixing, determining (e.g. fixing of a deadline, setting of objectives or goals)
  5. firmness

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