kannanotto

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • contention, position point maintained in an argument
  • position paper essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue
  • resolution formal statement adopted by an assembly
  • statement presentation of opinion or position

Etymology

Compound from Finnish kanta (base, heel, stem, stem-, of opinion, proto-) + Finnish otto (taking, intake).

Origin

Finnish

otto

Gloss

taking, intake

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