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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch artillerie, from Middle French artillerie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑr.tɪ.ləˈri/
- Hyphenation: ar‧til‧le‧rie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
artillerie f (plural artillerieën)
- artillery
- (collective) artillery weapons
- the division of an army specialised in artillery weapons
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French artillerie (“collection of military engins, crossbows, lances, etc.”), from artillier (“to equip, provide with contraptions”), alteration of atiller (“to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or, especially, pieces of armour”) (influenced by art), itself from a Vulgar Latin *apticlāre < *apticulāre, from Latin aptāre (“to make capable”).
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Noun
artillerie f (plural artilleries)
- artillery
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