embede

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse embætti, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, cognate with Swedish ämbete, German Amt, Dutch ambacht, doublet of amt (county)). Derived from *ambahtaz (servant), which is an old loan from Gaulish ambaxtos (vassal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛmbeːðə/, [ˈɛmˌb̥eːðð̩]

Noun

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embede n (singular definite embedet, plural indefinite embeder)

  1. office (position in the state or in the public administration)

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