lichaam
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Etymology
    
From Middle Dutch lichame, lechame, from Old Dutch lichamo, from Proto-Germanic *līkahamô (“body, bodily frame, corpse”), equivalent to lijk (“body, lich”) + ham.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪxaːm/
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- Hyphenation: li‧chaam
- Rhymes: -aːm
Noun
    
lichaam n (plural lichamen, diminutive lichaampje n)
- body
- Synonym: lijf
 
- (algebra, Netherlands) field
- (algebra, Belgium) division ring
Alternative forms
    
- ligchaam (obsolete)
Derived terms
    
Descendants
    
- Afrikaans: liggaam
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