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German
Etymology
über- + lebensgroß
Pronunciation
Adjective
überlebensgroß (strong nominative masculine singular überlebensgroßer, not comparable)
- larger than life
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 555:Der weiße Langkittel übertrieb des Hofrats Größe; brachte man die Nackenbeugung in Anschlag, indem man sie in Gedanken beseitigte und seine Gestalt zur vollen Höhe aufrichtete, so erschien er geradezu überlebensgroß, mit kleinem, buntem Kopf von eigentümlichstem Gepräge.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of überlebensgroß (uncomparable)
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