Bestimmung

German (Berlin)

/bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • determination (act of determining or measuring)
  • destination (intended purpose)
  • appointment, designation
  • regulation
  • (linguistics) modifier; attribute (of a noun); complement (of a verb)
  • (law) provision clause in a statute providing for a particular matter, a specific rule that arises from the lexical content of a statute

Etymology

Suffix from German bestimmen (determine).

Origin

German (Berlin)

bestimmen

Gloss

determine

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