"weltanschauung" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛltɑːnˌʃaʊʊŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weltanschauung.wav [Southern-England] Forms: weltanschauungs [plural], weltanschauungen [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Weltanschauung. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Weltanschauung}} Unadapted borrowing from German Weltanschauung Head templates: {{en-noun|s|weltanschauungen}} weltanschauung (plural weltanschauungs or weltanschauungen)
  1. A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.

Inflected forms

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