Batavophone

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Dutch speaker; a person who speaks the Dutch language. rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    Dutch-speaking. not-comparable, rare

    "In addition, the translations, especially from Dutch, are not always felicitous, so that the Batavophone reader, to obtain comprehension, is often obliged to refer in his mind's eye to his and the authors' native words."

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"In addition, the translations, especially from Dutch, are not always felicitous, so that the Batavophone reader, to obtain comprehension, is often obliged to refer in his mind's eye to his and the authors' native words."

Etymology

From Batavo- + -phone.

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