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feminine

/ekspeˈɾjenθja/ ES

/ekspeˈɾjensja/ MX

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Translation

experience

Word origin

From Latin experientia, from experiri ('to try, test'). The same root gives English experience, experiment and expert.

Origin: Latin
Root: experientia
English cognates: experience, experiment, expert

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralexperiencias

Examples

mucha .

She has a lot of experience in this field.

It was a very lovely experience for everyone.

Experience teaches you to be patient.

They are looking for someone with sales experience.

Trying that food was quite a new experience.

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This word is part of lesson 19.