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geweten.

conscience

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɣəˈʋeː.tə(n)/

  1. conscience

    neuter
Where this word comes from

16th century, calque of German Gewissen, in part through Middle Low German gewēten. Further from Middle High German gewizzen, from Old High German gewizzanī, a calque of Latin conscientia, itself a calque of Ancient Greek συνείδησις (suneídēsis). Equivalent to ge- + weten (“to know”).

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