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Batavism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word or idiom of the Dutch language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable

Examples

  • Oldenburg, Meyer, and De Vries naturally wrote, as scholars, in Latin (De Vries not without a touch of Batavism), and Spinoza replied to them in the same language, writing carefully, and even indulging in purisms.(F. Pollock, Spinoza, his life and philosophy. London. Kegan Paul (1880), chapter Spinoza's correspondence, p. 45)
  • to polder (English verb)
  • Go your gang, a literal translation of Dutch ga uw gang which means "please go ahead".
  • Pay the meat is a Scotticism, and a Batavism as well. Pay for the meat is the English equivalent. ("Scotticisms and Batavisms". in: Taalstudie, vols. 3-4 (1882), p. 343)

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French batavisme.https://www.lalanguefrancaise.com/dictionnaire/definition/batavisme

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: batavisme — a word or idiom of the Dutch language