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gesellschaft
[ German guh-zel-shahft ]
/ German gəˈzɛlˌʃɑft /
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noun, plural ge·sell·schaf·ten [German guh-zel-shahf-tuhn]. /German gəˈzɛlˌʃɑf tən/. (often initial capital letter)
an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.
Sociology. a society or group characterized chiefly by formal organization, impersonal relations, the absence of generally held or binding norms, and a detachment from traditional and sentimental concerns, and often tending to be rationalistic and secular in outlook.
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Origin of gesellschaft
Words nearby gesellschaft
Gerzean, Gesamtkunstwerk, geschrei, Gesell, Gesell Developmental Schedules, gesellschaft, Gesner, gesneria, gesneriad, gesneria family, Gessen
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British Dictionary definitions for gesellschaft
gesellschaft
/ (German ɡəˈzɛlʃaft) /
noun plural -schaften (German -ʃaftən)
(often capital) a social group held together by practical concerns, formal and impersonal relationships, etcCompare gemeinschaft
Word Origin for gesellschaft
German, literally: society
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