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whakahoutanga

1. (noun) reprint.

Nā konei ia i whai wāhi ai ki te komiti nā rātau i whakatikatika te whakahoutanga tuaono o te pukapuka taki kupu Māori a Te Hāpata, arā, a H. W. Williams (TTR 1998:57). / He was part of the revision committee that produced the sixth edition of H. W. Williams's Māori dictionary.

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2. (noun) reform.

Nā taua rōpū rā i whakatakoto ētehi marohitanga mō ngā whakahoutanga, engari whakamamae ana (TTR 1996:138). / This body presented drastic proposals for reform, but without success.

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Synonyms: whakahouhou, whakapai


3. (noun) renovation, renewal.

Ka tuhia e ia ngā kōrero mō ā rātau mahi, e pā ana ki te whakatū me te whakahoutanga i ngā whare (TTR 1998:74). / He recorded details of their work, including the building and renovation of houses.

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Synonyms: whakahou, whakahounga

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