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Dutch
Etymology
From Old French mecanique, from Latin mechanicus (“of or belonging to machines or mechanics, inventive”), from Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós, “pertaining to machines or contrivance, mechanic, ingenious, inventive”), from μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “a machine, contrivance”); see machine.
Pronunciation
Noun
mechaniek f or n (plural mechanieken, diminutive mechaniekje n)
- mechanism, device
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