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Dutch
Etymology
From dragen + wijdte, calque of German Tragweite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdraːxˌʋɛi̯.tə/
- Hyphenation: draag‧wijd‧te
Noun
draagwijdte f (plural draagwijdtes)
- (military, chiefly uncountable) range, scope (of a ranged weapon)
- (figurative, chiefly uncountable) scope, importance, meaning
Usage notes
Generally considered a Germanism until the 1960s.
Descendants