lagom
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Lagom (pronounced ) is a Swedish word meaning or .
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Lagom (pronounced ) is a Swedish word meaning or .
The word can be variously translated as , , , , and (in matter of amounts). Whereas words like sufficient and average suggest some degree of abstinence, scarcity, or failure, carries the connotation of appropriateness, although not necessarily perfection. The archetypical Swedish proverb "", literally , is also translated as , or as .
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