onverkort

Onverkort is a Dutch adjective and adverb meaning not shortened, unabridged, or verbatim. It is used to indicate that content has been presented in full without omissions, deletions, or edits.

In practice, onverkort is common in journalism, publishing, and scholarly or archival contexts. It is used with nouns such as citaat (quote), verslag (report), or tekst (text) to signal faithful reproduction. Examples include a onverkort citaat or een onverkort verslag. The adverbial use, as in Het document werd onverkort gepubliceerd, emphasizes that the original length or wording is preserved. The term is often contrasted with verkort (abridged or shortened).

Etymologically, onverkort is formed from the negating prefix on- added to verkort (shortened). The sense is the opposite of shortened or condensed content. In many contexts, onverkort also conveys fidelity to the original wording, similar to the English verbatim.

Notes on usage and nuance: while onverkort clearly indicates no omissions, the exact scope can depend on context and editorial standards. In journalism and legal or archival work, specifying onverkort may accompany additional qualifiers (for example, stating whether punctuation or formatting is preserved). The term is primarily used in Dutch-language settings and is less common in everyday speech, where more general phrases for “full” or “verbatim” might be used.

See also: citaat, verbatim, in extenso, abridged.