The name "LEGO" comes from the Danish phrase "leg godt". What does this phrase translate to in English?
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The phrase "leg godt" translates directly to "play well" in English. Ole Kirk Christiansen coined the name in 1934. Coincidentally, "lego" also means "I assemble" or "I read" in Latin, though the company claims this appropriate linguistic overlap was entirely accidental.
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