onderwerp

Definitions of onderwerp
  1. noun
    some situation or event that is thought about
    synonyms: aangelegenheid, affaire, gegeven, issue, item, kwestie, materie, punt, stof, thema, topic, zaak
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    types:
    gewijsde
    a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
    werkterrein, werkveld
    an area of knowledge or interest
  2. noun
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
    synonyms: gegeven, issue, item, punt, thema, topic
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    types:
    moeilijkheid, probleem, probleemgeval, troubles, vraagstuk
    a question raised for consideration or solution
    type of:
    bericht, boodschap, inhoud, kerngedachte, leerstof, mare, materie, stof, tijding
    what a communication that is about something is about
  3. noun
    (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
    synonyms: subject
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    type of:
    zindeel, zinsdeel
    (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
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