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Hungarian
Etymology
hely + -ett (locative suffix)
Pronunciation
Postposition
helyett
- instead of, in lieu of, in place of, rather than
- Alma helyett körtét hozott. ― He/she brought pears instead of apples.
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Further reading
- helyett in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN