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Nynorsk

Pronunciation: /ˈnjuːnɔːsk/

Definition of Nynorsk

noun

[mass noun]
  • a literary form of the Norwegian language, based on certain country dialects and constructed in the 19th century to serve as a national language more clearly distinct from Danish than Bokmål. See Norwegian (sense 2 of the noun).

Origin:

Norwegian, from ny 'new' + Norsk 'Norwegian'

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