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tapaus.

event, incident, occurrence, occasion, episode

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑpɑus/[ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝us̠]
  1. event, incident, occurrence, occasion, episode

  2. case, instance

    Suomessa on todettu yhteensä 62 influenssa A (H1N1) -tapausta.
Where this word comes from

tavata (“to meet, encounter”) + -us. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552), originally in the sense “riddle; metaphor”; modern senses first used in the mid-18th century.

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