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Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of langzamer + hand, a genitive absolute.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lang‧za‧mer‧hand
Adverb
langzamerhand
- gradually, bit by bit
- by now, by this time, by this point
- 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 70:
Hij was zo langzamerhand een beroemdheid geworden bij de politie van Eindhoven en omgeving.- Gradually, he had become a celebrity among the police in Eindhoven and the surrounding area.
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