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rede.

reason (as a concept)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈreː.də/
  1. reason (as a concept)

    feminine
  2. address, discourse, speech

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rēde, from Old Dutch retha, from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ (“reasoning, account”).

noun/ˈreː.də/
  1. a place to anchor, anchorage

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch rêde. Cognate with Middle Low German rêde, reide (whence German Reede). Further derivation uncertain: Either from Proto-West Germanic *raidu (whence also English road) or derived from Middle Dutch reed (“ready”), modern gereed, bereid. In both cases ultimately related with rijden (“to ride”).

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