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gangreen

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English

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Noun

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gangreen (countable and uncountable, plural gangreens)

  1. Obsolete form of gangrene.

Verb

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gangreen (third-person singular simple present gangreens, present participle gangreening, simple past and past participle gangreened)

  1. Obsolete form of gangrene.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).

Pronunciation

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  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ɣɑŋˈɣreːn/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ɣɑŋˈɣreːn/, /ɣɑŋˈɣriːn/, /ˈɣɑŋ.ɣriːn/
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  • Hyphenation: gan‧green
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

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gangreen n (uncountable)

  1. gangrene
    Synonym: koudvuur

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: gangren