tegenoffensief

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Alternative forms[edit]

tegen-offensief (archaic)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of tegen +‎ offensief. The term entered common usage during the First World War.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈteː.ɣə(n).ɔ.fɛnˌsif/
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Hyphenation: te‧gen‧of‧fen‧sief

Noun[edit]

tegenoffensief n (plural tegenoffensieven, diminutive tegenoffensiefje n)

(military) A counter-offensive. [from late 1890s]

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