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Pronunciation / Transliteration: reléga-syon
"La relégation de l'équipe a été un choc pour les fans."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of relegating or the state of being relegated; specifically, the demotion of a team to a lower division in sports.
"The team's poor performance led to their relegation to the lower league." - 2
The process of assigning someone or something to a lower rank or position.
"Her relegation to a less significant role in the project was unexpected."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'relegation' originates from the Latin word 'relegatio', which means 'to send away' or 'to remove'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 19th century, primarily used in the context of sports and academic settings to denote demotion or removal from a higher status.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Relegation" is said worldwide
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Relégation
Transliteration: reléga-syon
"La relégation de l'équipe a été un choc pour les fans."
Relegation
Transliteration: re-le-ga-tsion
"Die Relegation der Mannschaft war unvermeidlich."
Retrocessione
Transliteration: re-tro-che-syo-ne
"La retrocessione della squadra ha deluso i tifosi."
Relegación
Transliteration: re-le-ga-ción
"La relegación del equipo fue un gran golpe."
Relegação
Transliteration: re-le-ga-são
"A relegação do time foi inesperada."
पुनर्वर्गीकरण
Transliteration: punarvargikaran
"टीम का पुनर्वर्गीकरण प्रशंसकों के लिए एक झटका था।"
降级
Transliteration: jiàngjí
"球队的降级让球迷感到失望。"
강등
Transliteration: gangdeung
"팀의 강등은 팬들에게 충격이었다."
降格
Transliteration: kōkaku
"チームの降格はファンにとって衝撃的だった。"
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