"tussenpaus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

Audio: Nl-tussenpaus.ogg Forms: tussenpausen [plural], tussenpausje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From tussen (“in between”) + paus (“pope”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|tussen|paus|t1=in between|t2=pope}} tussen (“in between”) + paus (“pope”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} tussenpaus m (plural tussenpausen, diminutive tussenpausje n)
  1. (literally) an 'intermediary' pope, whose pontificate (term of office) is so short or uneventful he's rarely mentioned except in lists of popes Tags: literally, masculine
    Sense id: en-tussenpaus-nl-noun-l89ivQpe
  2. (figuratively) an incumbent whose main function is not to exerce the office but to 'keep the seat warm' or prepare the way for a far more notable successor, but fully titled, without being formally styled 'ad interim' Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-tussenpaus-nl-noun-z4dhVCzX Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tussenkoning [masculine], kunstpaus [masculine], interrex [masculine]

Inflected forms

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