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Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from przymusić.
Pronunciation
Noun
przymus m inan
- coercion (actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person)
- (law) coercion, compulsion, duress (use of force to compel)
- (bridge) squeeze, squeeze play (tactic of running a suit to compel another player to waste potentially winning cards)
Declension
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Further reading
- przymus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- przymus in Polish dictionaries at PWN