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Dutch
Etymology
From opheffen (“to lift up”) + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
opheffing f (plural opheffingen)
- lifting (usually of the human body)
- Maximaal 20 personen kunnen bij de begrafenis de opheffing van het lichaam bijwonen. ― Up to 20 persons can attend the lifting of the body at the funeral.
- (figurative) lifting, abolition; abolishment
- De opheffing van de sancties is ook een gebaar naar Rusland. ― The lifting of the sanctions is also a gesture towards Russia.
- De opheffing van de slavernij heeft in veel landen pas plaatsgevonden in de 19de eeuw. ― In many countries, the abolition of slavery did not occur until the 19th century.
- (figurative) closure (of an account)
- Voor burgers die niet aan die belastingregels willen meewerken, dreigt opheffing van de bankrekening. ― Citizens who do want to comply with those tax rules, will face the closure of their bank accounts.
- (figurative) dissolution (of a political party, association sim.)
- In dit boek wordt een beeld gegeven van de CPN in Groningen vanaf het revolutiejaar 1917 tot de opheffing van de partij in 1991. ― This book describes the Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Groningen, from the year of the revolution, 1917, until the dissolution of the party in 1991.