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Dutch
Etymology
From even (“even, equal”) + woord (“word”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.və(n)ˌʋoːrt/
- Hyphenation: even‧woord
Noun
evenwoord n (plural evenwoorden, diminutive evenwoordje n)
- (rare) synonym, word with (nearly) the same meaning as another
1902 February, H. P. Blavatsky, “Het gebrek aan eenheid onder de spiritualisten”, in Theosophia, volume 10, number 10, Amsterdam: Theosofische Vereeniging, retrieved 2023-11-21, page 37:Zooals de zaken staan heb ik slechts mijn plicht gedaan ; ten eerste jegens het Spiritualisme dat ik zoo goed ik kon verdedigd heb tegen de aanvallen van bedrog onder zijn al te doorzichtig mom van wetenschap ; jegens twee hulpelooze belasterde “mediums”, welk laatste in deze dagen hard op weg is om een evenwoord te worden van “martelaar” ;- As things stand I've only done my duty; firstly with respect to Spiritualism which I've defended as well as I could against the assaults of deception in the all too transparent guise of science; then with respect to two helpless, slandered "mediums", a word which these days is fast becoming a synonym for "martyr";
1928, Collationes Brugenses, volume 29, Seminarium Episcopale, page 78:Schrijver lijdt deze beschouwingen in met de uiteenzetting van dit grondprinciep, dat in de tegenwoordige orde heiliging evenwoord is van offer, [...]- Schrijver introduced these reflections with the explanation of this fundamental principle, that in the present order sanctification is a synonym of sacrifice,
2016, Lannoo Meulenhoff, Futures: turen naar onzekere tijden:Wending is gewoon een koddig evenwoord voor verandering of trend.- Turn is nothing but a droll "synonym" for change or trend.
- (rare) equivalent word (in a different language)
1923 June 1, “Friesche Maatschappij van Landbouw.”, in Nieuwsblad van Friesland, number 44, Heerenveen: J. Hepkema, retrieved 2023-11-21, page 2, column 3:„stúnen" is een bepaald Friesch woord, welks evenwoord men in andere talen niet vindt.- "stúnen" is a particular Frisian word whose equivalent isn't found in other languages.
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