"Gedankenstrich" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈdaŋkənˌʃtʁɪç/ Audio: De-Gedankenstrich.ogg , De-Gedankenstrich2.ogg
Etymology: From Gedanke (“thought”) + Strich (“stroke, line”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Gedanke|Strich|gloss1=thought|gloss2=stroke, line}} Gedanke (“thought”) + Strich (“stroke, line”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Gedankenstrich m (strong, genitive Gedankenstriches or Gedankenstrichs, plural Gedankenstriche) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Gedankenstriches [genitive], Gedankenstrichs [genitive], Gedankenstriche [plural], strong [table-tags], Gedankenstrich [nominative, singular], Gedankenstriche [definite, nominative, plural], Gedankenstriches [genitive, singular], Gedankenstrichs [genitive, singular], Gedankenstriche [definite, genitive, plural], Gedankenstrich [dative, singular], Gedankenstriche [dative, singular], Gedankenstrichen [dative, definite, plural], Gedankenstrich [accusative, singular], Gedankenstriche [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (typography) en dash used to indicate a parenthesis or pause Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Halbgeviertstrich Coordinate_terms: Spiegelstrich, Beistrich, Bindestrich, Querstrich, Längsstrich
    Sense id: en-Gedankenstrich-de-noun-LzbWO3Zs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Typography Topics: media, publishing, typography

Inflected forms

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      "name": "compound"
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  "etymology_text": "From Gedanke (“thought”) + Strich (“stroke, line”).",
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    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriches",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrichs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriches",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrichs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
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        "Ge",
        "dan",
        "ken",
        "strich"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,(e)s"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Typography",
          "orig": "de:Typography",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Spiegelstrich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Beistrich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bindestrich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Querstrich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Längsstrich"
        }
      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              32
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hyphens and dashes.",
          "text": "Bindestriche und Gedankenstriche.",
          "translation": "Hyphens and dashes.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              159,
              173
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Notes on the Melody of Things",
          "ref": "1898, Rainer Maria Rilke, Notizen zur Melodie der Dinge [Notes on the Melody of Things]:",
          "text": "Ich kann mir kein seligeres Wissen denken, als dieses Eine: daß man ein Beginner werden muß. Einer der das erste Wort schreibt hinter einen jahrhundertelangen Gedankenstrich.",
          "translation": "Notes on the Melody of Things",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "en dash used to indicate a parenthesis or pause"
      ],
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        [
          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
        [
          "en dash",
          "en dash"
        ],
        [
          "parenthesis",
          "parenthesis"
        ],
        [
          "pause",
          "pause"
        ]
      ],
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        "(typography) en dash used to indicate a parenthesis or pause"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Halbgeviertstrich"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "word": "Gedankenstrich"
}
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      "word": "Beistrich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bindestrich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Querstrich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Längsstrich"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "compound"
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      "form": "Gedankenstriches",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "Gedankenstrichs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriches",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrichs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrichen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstrich",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gedankenstriche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Ge",
        "dan",
        "ken",
        "strich"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,(e)s"
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations",
        "de:Typography"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Spiegelstrich"
        }
      ],
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              17,
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              12,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Hyphens and dashes.",
          "text": "Bindestriche und Gedankenstriche.",
          "translation": "Hyphens and dashes.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              159,
              173
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Notes on the Melody of Things",
          "ref": "1898, Rainer Maria Rilke, Notizen zur Melodie der Dinge [Notes on the Melody of Things]:",
          "text": "Ich kann mir kein seligeres Wissen denken, als dieses Eine: daß man ein Beginner werden muß. Einer der das erste Wort schreibt hinter einen jahrhundertelangen Gedankenstrich.",
          "translation": "Notes on the Melody of Things",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "en dash used to indicate a parenthesis or pause"
      ],
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        [
          "typography",
          "typography"
        ],
        [
          "en dash",
          "en dash"
        ],
        [
          "parenthesis",
          "parenthesis"
        ],
        [
          "pause",
          "pause"
        ]
      ],
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        "(typography) en dash used to indicate a parenthesis or pause"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Halbgeviertstrich"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "typography"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "word": "Gedankenstrich"
}

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