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unpack

un·pack

UK/ʌnˈpæk/ US/ʌˈnpæk/ fairly common

verb

1.

remove from its packing

  • “unpack the presents”
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Origin

From Middle English unpakken, equivalent to un- + pack. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpakje (“to unpack”), West Frisian útpakke (“to unpack”), Dutch uitpakken (“to unpack”), German auspacken (“to unpack”).

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