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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French libertin, from Latin libertīnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌli.bərˈtɛi̯n/, /ˌli.bɛrˈtɛi̯n/
- Hyphenation: li‧ber‧tijn
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
libertijn m (plural libertijnen, diminutive libertijntje n)
- a libertine, one who has loose morals
- (historical) a religious dissenter who didn't adhere to Protestant (usually Reformed) orthodoxy; often used of Anabaptists, more loosely also of Remonstrants
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