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osasto.

department (part, portion, subdivision, e.g. of organizations or institutions)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈosɑsto/[ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝s̠to̞]
  1. department (part, portion, subdivision, e.g. of organizations or institutions)

  2. compartment (room, section, chamber; smaller part of a space or room)

  3. section (part of a newspaper or similar publication)

  4. unit (organized group comprising people and/or equipmen)

  5. area, field of activity

    in-compounds · slang
    Miten sulla menee seksiosastolla?
Where this word comes from

osa (“part”) + -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1844.

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