verossimilhança

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Altered from earlier verissimilhança, in turn from verissímil +‎ -ança (whence also verossímil), influenced by semelhança. Alternatively, from vero +‎ semelhança.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvɛ.ɾo.si.miˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvɛ.ɾo.si.miˈʎɐ̃.sa/

  • Hyphenation: ve‧ros‧si‧mi‧lhan‧ça

Noun

verossimilhança f (plural verossimilhanças) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. likelihood, probability
  2. verisimilitude

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