excedencia

Spanish

Etymology

Pseudo-Latinism, as if from nonexistent *excedentia. Formed from exceder +‎ -encia, using the original Latin meaning "to leave, to go out/away" of exceder (normally "to exceed").

Pronunciation

Noun

excedencia f (plural excedencias)

  1. leave of absence
    Synonym: permiso
    • 2015 July 5, “Abogados del Estado pleitean contra España fichados por fondos ‘verdes’”, in El País‎[1]:
      La estrategia la diseñó José Fernando Cerro Redondo, abogado del Estado en excedencia.
      The strategy was designed by José Fernando Cerro Redondo, state lawyer on leave.

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