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opsigt

Pronunciation: /ɔpsekt/

“opsigt” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sensation, stir, attention
  2. surveillance

Etymology

Equivalent to op (“up”) + sigt (“sight”), borrowed from Middle Low German upsicht, a verbal noun of upsēn (“to oversee”). Compare also German Aufsicht and aufsehen.

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