voorkennis

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vorekennisse. Equivalent to voor +‎ kennis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːrˌkɛ.nɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: voor‧ken‧nis

Noun

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voorkennis f (uncountable)

  1. foreknowledge, knowledge beforehand
  2. (finance) inside information, insider information

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • voorkennis” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]