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uitleg.

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6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈœy̯t.lɛx/
  1. explanation

    masculine · uncountable
  2. expansion, esp. the expansion of a city outside its previous walls

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch utelech. Equivalent to Deverbal from uitleggen.

verb/ˈœy̯t.lɛx/
  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of uitleggen

    masculine · obsolete
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