boekennaam

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Dutch

Etymology

Compound of boek +‎ -en- +‎ naam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.kəˌnaːm/
  • Hyphenation: boe‧ken‧naam

Noun

boekennaam m (plural boekennamen, diminutive boekennaampje n)

  1. a name, often a common name, whose use is limited to written language
    • 1932, Eigen volk, volume 4, page 75:
      Slechts als doode boekennamen gingen zij van het eene in het andere werk over.
      They passed merely as dead book names from one work into the other.

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