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Dutch
Etymology
From bloem (“flower”) + lezing (“reading”), a calque of Latin florilegium, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología), from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -λογία (-logía, “reading”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblumˌleː.zɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: bloem‧le‧zing
Noun
bloemlezing f (plural bloemlezingen, diminutive bloemlezinkje n)
- anthology
- Synonyms: anthologie, florilegium
Descendants