vergetelboek

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From vergetel (“forgetful”) +‎ boek (“book”). Compare West Frisian ferjittelboek.

Noun

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vergetelboek n (plural vergetelboeken, diminutive vergetelboekje n)

  1. (rare) oblivion, rhetorically presented as a book in which things that are consigned to oblivion are inscribed
    Het is beter als deze zwarte dag in het vergetelboek raakt. ― It is better if this black day is consigned to oblivion.
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