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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Faixa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfajʃɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Range/reɪndʒ/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A faixa de temperatura esta semana será entre 20 e 30 graus Celsius."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.

    "The temperature range this week will be between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius."
As verb
  1. 1

    To vary or extend between specified limits.

    "The prices of the products range from $10 to $100."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'rangier', meaning 'to place in a row or rank', stemming from the Frankish root '*hring' meaning a ring or circle. Over time, the meaning evolved from arranging objects in a line to encompassing the geographic or conceptual extent between limits.

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