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avaus

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Finnish

Etymology

avata (to open) + -us

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑus/, [ˈɑ̝ʋɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋɑus
  • Syllabification(key): a‧va‧us
  • Hyphenation(key): ava‧us

Noun

avaus

  1. opening (act of opening)
    1. undoing, untying, unwrapping, unlocking, unfastening, unbuttoning, unhooking, disentangling, etc.
  2. opening (first few moves in chess or other game)
  3. (figuratively) expressing a new opinion on something, either because the opinion has changed, or because the person has not commented on the subject before

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