🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

objeto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ob-zhe-to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Object/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Este objeto é de madeira."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A material thing that can be seen and touched.

    "The table is an object made of wood."
  2. 2

    A person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed.

    "She is the object of his affection."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'object' originates from the Latin 'objectum', meaning 'something thrown before' or 'a thing presented to the mind'. It evolved through Old French 'objet' in the Middle Ages, reflecting a shift from a physical entity to a more abstract concept in philosophical discourse.

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