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certamen

contest

noun sehr-TAH-men Less Common
Arts & Culture Festivals

Origin: From Latin certamen (contest, struggle).

Also means

competition

Usage Note

Certamen refers to a formal competitive event — a literary contest, beauty pageant, or academic competition. Its plural is certámenes, which takes a written accent to keep the stress on the same syllable. It is more elevated than concurso and typically implies a cultural or intellectual setting.

Examples

"Ganó el certamen de poesía juvenil."

Natural Translation

She won the youth poetry contest.

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