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reeks.

a series, a sequence

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/reːks/
  1. a series, a sequence

    feminine
    Verspil je tijd niet aan het lezen van die betekenisloze reeks letters.
  2. a series of print publications

    feminine
    Ik ga enorm veel boze brieven naar de uitgever sturen met de eis dat ze de reeks stopzetten.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch reecs, raecs, raecse (“chain”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old Dutch *rakis, itself of uncertain origin and with no known cognates in Germanic. Alternatively, from Old Dutch *rakiza, rakinza (“buoy, chain”), from Old High German rahhinza, rahhenza, rachenza (“neck-chain, hand-chain, fetter”), from Proto-West Germanic *rakintā, from Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ (“fetter, chain”).

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