Batavophone
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Dutch speaker; a person who speaks the Dutch language. rare
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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