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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ton + -ase, from Dutch tonnage, from Middle French tonnage.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: to‧na‧sê
Noun
tonasê (uncountable)
- tonnage:
- the capacity of a ship's hold etc in units of 100 cubic feet.
- the number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces.
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