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van slag
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Dutch
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Prepositional phrase
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Etymology
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Originally in reference to mechanical clocks.
Pronunciation
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IPA
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key
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:
/vɑn ˈslɑx/
Prepositional phrase
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van
slag
upset
,
disturbed
having a
sound
mechanism
that is out of
alignment
with the
time-keeping
mechanism
(
of mechanical clocks
)