abduksjon

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Etymology

From Latin abductiō (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“I take or lead away”), from Proto-Italic *abdoukō, or equivalent to both ab- (“from, away from”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from dūcō (“I lead, guide; pull”), from Proto-Italic *doukō (“lead”), from Proto-Indo-European *déwkti (“to pull, draw, lead”), from *dewk- (“to pull, draw; lead”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abdʉkˈʃuːn/
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  • Rhymes: -uːn
  • Hyphenation: ab‧duk‧sjon

Noun

abduksjon m (definite singular abduksjonen, indefinite plural abduksjoner, definite plural abduksjonene)

  1. (anatomy, physiology) an abduction (the act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body)
  2. (philosophy, logic) an abduction (a syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable)

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