"Germanistics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of German Germanistik. By surface analysis, German + -ist + -ics Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Germanistik}} Calque of German Germanistik, {{surf|en|German|-ist|-ics}} By surface analysis, German + -ist + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Germanistics (uncountable)
  1. (humanities, rare) German studies Tags: rare, uncountable
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