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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ommevanc, equivalent to om- + vang. Compare German Umfang, German Low German Ümfang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔm.vɑŋ/
- Hyphenation: om‧vang
Noun
omvang m (plural omvangen)
- dimension, size, extensiveness, volume, magnitude, scope
- Synonym: grootte
- (music) ambitus of an instrument, vocal range
- (obsolete, poetic) girth, circumference, perimeter of a shape