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Definición de superstición en Español:
superstición
nombre femenino
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Creencia que no tiene fundamento racional y que consiste en atribuir carácter mágico o sobrenatural a determinados sucesos o en pensar que determinados hechos proporcionan buena o mala suerte.
es una superstición creer que pasar por debajo de una escalera trae mala suerte
Origen
Préstamo (s. XV) del latín superstitio, superstitionis 'escrúpulo religioso', derivado de superstare 'estar sobre'. De la raíz indoeuropea de estar (V.)
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