"Achsenzeit" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈaksn̩ˌt͡saɪ̯t/ Audio: De-Achsenzeit.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Achsenzeit [genitive]
Etymology: From Achse (“axis”) + -n- + Zeit (“age”), coined by German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) in his 1949 book Vom Ursprung und Ziel der Geschichte (“The Origin and Goal of History”). Etymology templates: {{af|de|Achse|-n-|Zeit|t1=axis|t3=age}} Achse (“axis”) + -n- + Zeit (“age”), {{coin|de|Q76509|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher Karl Jaspers Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f}} Achsenzeit f (proper noun, genitive Achsenzeit)
  1. Axial Age (c. 800–200 BCE) Tags: feminine, proper-noun
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