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dreikanter
drei·kan·ter
/
ˈdraɪˌkɑn
tər
/
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[
drahy
-kahn-ter
]
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noun,
plural
drei·kan·ters,
drei·kan·ter.
a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand.
Origin:
1900–05;
<
German,
equivalent to
drei
three
+
Kante
edge +
-er
-er
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dreikanter
(ˈdraɪkæntə)
—
n
a pebble, common in desert areas, typically having three curved faces shaped by wind-blown sand
[C20: from German: three-edged thing]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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