draagwijdte

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From dragen +‎ wijdte, calque of German Tragweite.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdraːxˌʋɛi̯.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: draag‧wijd‧te

Noun

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draagwijdte f (plural draagwijdtes)

  1. (military, chiefly uncountable) range, scope (of a ranged weapon) [from 1850s]
  2. (figurative, chiefly uncountable) scope, importance, meaning [from late 19th c.]

Usage notes

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Generally considered a Germanism until the 1960s.

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: draagwydte
  • West Frisian: draachwiidte