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gans

Pronunciation: /ɣɑns/

“gans” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a goose, a waterfowl of the family Anatidae, especially of the subfamily Anserinae excepting the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba; in non-scientific usage the term may be applied to larger waterfowl of the Anatidae who do not belong to the Anserinae

determiner

  1. whole, entire

adverb

  1. entirely

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gans (alongside gōs, gās), from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans.

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