verossimilhança

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Altered from earlier verissimilhança, in turn from verissímil (whence verossímil) +‎ -ança. Influenced by semelhança, from Latin similantia, from similis, which is the origin of the second component of verossímil.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvɛ.ɾo.si.miˈʎɐ̃.sɐ/

  • Hyphenation: ve‧ros‧si‧mi‧lhan‧ça

Noun

verossimilhança f (plural verossimilhanças) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

  1. likelihood, probability
  2. verisimilitude

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