vixilancia
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Etymology
Noun
vixilancia f (uncountable)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin vigilantia; equivalent to vixilar + -ancia.
Noun
vixilancia f (plural vixilancias)
- vigilance, watchfulness (the state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness)
- surveillance, security (close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion)
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Further reading
- “vixilancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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