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feminine
/obseɾβaˈθjon/
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Translation
observation, remark
Word origin
From Latin observatio, from observare ('to watch'), formed from ob ('towards') and servare ('to keep, guard').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- observatio
- English cognates
- observation, observe, conserve
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralobservaciones
Examples
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The teacher made a remark about my work.
requiere .
The observation of the stars requires patience.
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Do you have any remark to add to the report?
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Thanks to her observation they discovered the mistake.
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The patient was kept under observation all night.
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