excedencia

== Spanish == === Etymology === Pseudo-Latinism, as if from nonexistent *excedentia. Formed from exceder +‎ -encia, using the original Latin meaning "to leave, to go out/away" of exceder (normally "to exceed"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡsθeˈdenθja/ [eɣ̞s.θeˈð̞ẽn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /eɡseˈdensja/ [eɣ̞.seˈð̞ẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ex‧ce‧den‧cia === Noun === excedencia f (plural excedencias) leave of absence Synonym: permiso ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “excedencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025