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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of over + macht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.vərˌmɑxt/
- Hyphenation: over‧macht
Noun
overmacht f (plural overmachten)
- superior authority or power
- Synonym: oppermacht
- overpowering military force, military supremacy
- Synonym: oppermacht
- (law) force majeure
- Synonym: force majeure
Descendants
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch overmacht.
Phrase
overmacht
- (law) force majeure
- Synonyms: daya paksa, force majeure, keadaan kahar, keadaan memaksa