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aflossen.

to relieve, to free from a position or post (e.g. by taking someone's place)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑfˌlɔ.sə(n)/
  1. to relieve, to free from a position or post (e.g. by taking someone's place)

    transitive
  2. to redeem, to pay off

    transitive
  3. to fire, to shoot

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch aflossen. Equivalent to af + lossen.

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