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Etymology

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Compound of martelaar +‎ -s- +‎ boek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.tə.laːrsˌbuk/
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  • Hyphenation: mar‧te‧laars‧boek

Noun

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martelaarsboek n (plural martelaarsboeken)

  1. (Christianity) book of martyrs (devotional book in which the suffering of martyrs of the faith is uncritically described)