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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

privilégio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾi.viˈlɛ.ʒu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Privilege/ˈprɪv.ə.lɪdʒ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A educação é um direito, não um privilégio."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.

    "Education should be a fundamental human right rather than a privilege reserved for the wealthy."
  2. 2

    A special honor or opportunity that brings pleasure.

    "It was an absolute privilege to work alongside such a dedicated team of scientists."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'privilegium', meaning 'a law affecting an individual', formed from 'privus' (private, separate) and 'lex' (law). Entering Middle English in the 14th century via Old French, it initially denoted a special legal benefit or exemption granted to a particular person or group before broadening to general advantages.

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