Comeback

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See also: comeback, come back, come-back, and Come-back

German

Alternative forms

  • Come-back (equally official, but not recommended by Duden)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English comeback.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkambɛk/, /kamˈbɛk/
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Noun

Comeback n (strong, genitive Comebacks, plural Comebacks)

  1. comeback (return to success or popularity)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 47/2010, page 150:
      Die Rückkehr von Take That ist eines der großen Popwunder der letzten Jahre – nichts ist unwahrscheinlicher als das Comeback einer Teenie-Gruppe.
      The return of Take That is one of the great pop-music miracles of the last years – nothing is more unlikely than the comeback of a teen group.
  2. (rare) comeback; retort (witty reply)
    Synonyms: schlagfertige Antwort, Erwiderung, Retourkutsche

Declension

Declension of Comeback
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Comeback die Comebacks
genitive eines des Comebacks der Comebacks
dative einem dem Comeback den Comebacks
accusative ein das Comeback die Comebacks

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