exercitie

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exercitium. The gender was probably changed to conform with many other nouns on -(it)ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛk.sərˈsi.(t)si/
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  • Hyphenation: exer‧ci‧tie
  • Rhymes: -itsi

Noun

exercitie f (plural exercities)

  1. drill, military exercise
  2. exercise, problem on which one practices as part of training
  3. (formal, by extension) exercise, any act of putting something into practice
    Tweets melden vanwege belabberde spelling is een exercitie in zinloosheid.
    Reporting tweets on the basis of dreadful spelling is an exercise in futility.
  4. (obsolete) exercise, training, both mental and physical

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: exercitie, exercischie