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Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of achter (“behind, after”) + wege, where wege is the dative of weg (“road, way”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑxtərˈʋeːɣə/
- Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧we‧ge
- Rhymes: -eːɣə
Adverb
achterwege
- omitted, left out, not done
Om de presentatie simpel te houden, werden de technische details achterwege gelaten.- To keep the presentation simple, the technical details were omitted.
Een verklaring bleef achterwege.- An explanation was not given.