Übermensch

[ y-buhr-mensh ]

noun,plural Ü·ber·mensch·en [y-buhrmen-shuhn]. /ˈüˌbərmɛn ʃən/. German.

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British Dictionary definitions for Übermensch

Übermensch

/ German (ˈyːbərˌmɛnʃ) /


nounplural -menschen (-mɛnʃən)
  1. (esp in the writings of Nietzsche) the German word for superman

Origin of Übermensch

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literally: over-man

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