Yiddish

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Etymology

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From or cognate to German Durchschnitt.

Noun

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דורכשניט (durkhshnitm, plural דורכשניטן (durkhshnitn)

  1. average, cross-section, crosscut

References

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  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “average”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 23