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verligte
/ fəˈləxtə /
noun
- Compare verkrampte
- (during apartheid) a person of any of the White political parties who supported liberal trends in government policy
- ( as modifier )
verligte politics
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Word History and Origins
Origin of verligte1
C20: from Afrikaans (adj), literally: enlightened
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Example Sentences
It is most nearly between verkrampte and verligte.
As one moves through today's America, a set of terms from South Africa comes to mind: verkrampte, meaning literally "the cramped ones," or "the closed-minded," and verligte, literally "the enlightened ones." or "the open-minded."
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