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English
Verb
ligging
- present participle and gerund of lig
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ligginge. Equivalent to liggen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.ɣɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: lig‧ging
Noun
ligging f (plural liggingen)
- geographical position, stressing in particular the relation to the surroundings or the orientation of an object; location, lie, situation
- the position of an unborn mammal in the womb
- (now uncommon) the act or state of lying, reclination
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