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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Desdobramento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dezdoˈbɾɐ̃mɨntu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deployment/dɪˈplɔɪ.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O desdobramento das forças foi rápido."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of moving troops or equipment into position for military action.

    "The deployment of forces was executed swiftly to respond to the crisis."
  2. 2

    The arrangement or distribution of resources or personnel for a specific purpose.

    "The deployment of the new software system improved efficiency across departments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French verb déployer, stemming from the Latin displicare, meaning 'to scatter, spread out, or unfold.' Originally a military term for the strategic arrangement and positioning of troops for action, it evolved through the 20th century to encompass the systematic positioning of resources, operational forces, and software applications for active use.

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