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Swedish
Etymology
jante + lag (“law”)
Noun
jantelag c
- (usually in the definite "jantelagen") Law of Jante
- Synonym: (colloquial) jante
Jantelag rådde på jobbet- Jante law reigned at work
Det där är nån sorts jantelag- That's some kind of Jante law
Hon bröt mot många jantelagar- She broke many Jante laws
Usage notes
Common in non-definite forms as well, like in the examples.
Declension
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