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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVigília
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vee-zhee-lee-ah
"Eles organizaram uma vigília em memória das vítimas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
"The community held a vigil for the victims of the tragedy." - 2
A gathering of people to honor or remember someone who has died.
"They organized a candlelight vigil in memory of the fallen hero."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'vigilia', meaning watch, wakefulness, or guard, stemming from 'vigil' (awake, watchful). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially retaining religious connotations of keeping watch before a holy day before broadening to any period of keeping awake to observe, pray, or mourn.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vigil" is said worldwide
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Veillée
Transliteration: vay-yay
"Ils ont organisé une veillée en mémoire des victimes."
Wache
Transliteration: vah-khuh
"Die Gemeinde hielt eine Wache für die Opfer der Tragödie."
Veglia
Transliteration: veh-glee-ah
"Hanno organizzato una veglia in memoria del defunto."
Vigilia
Transliteration: bee-hee-lee-ah
"Organizaron una vigilia en memoria de las víctimas."
Vigília
Transliteration: vee-zhee-lee-ah
"Eles organizaram uma vigília em memória das vítimas."
विजिल
Transliteration: vijil
"उन्होंने शहीदों की याद में एक विजिल आयोजित की।"
守夜
Transliteration: shǒu yè
"他们为遇难者举行了守夜。"
철야
Transliteration: cheol-ya
"그들은 희생자를 기리기 위해 철야를 열었습니다."
徹夜
Transliteration: tetsuya
"彼らは犠牲者を追悼するために徹夜を行いました。"
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