alargascencia
Spanish
Etymology
Blend of alargar + obsolescencia
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alaɾɡasˈθenθja/ [a.laɾ.ɣ̞asˈθẽn̟.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alaɾɡaˈsensja/ [a.laɾ.ɣ̞aˈsẽn.sja]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
- Syllabification: a‧lar‧gas‧cen‧cia
Noun
alargascencia f (plural alargascencias)
- Extending the life of objects in order to limit the purchase of new ones and thus reduce the consumption of natural resources.[1][2]
- Antonyms: obsolescencia, obsolescencia programada
References
- Fundeu BBVA (accessed 27 de mayo de 2018), “Alargascencia, término válido”, in (please provide the title of the work)
- Abundancia, Rita (accessed 27 de mayo de 2018), “Alargascencia: así es la guerrilla contra la obsolescencia programada”, in (please provide the title of the work)
Further reading
- Dictionnaire multilingue des mots nouveaux, Parlement européen, Direction générale de la traduction, 2019 →ISBN, page 10