Entfaltung

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German

Etymology

entfalten +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈfaltʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Ent‧fal‧tung
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Noun

Entfaltung f (genitive Entfaltung, plural Entfaltungen)

  1. unfolding, development
    • 1949, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 2, Paragraph 1
      Jeder hat das Recht auf die freie Entfaltung seiner Persönlichkeit, soweit er nicht die Rechte anderer verletzt und nicht gegen die verfassungsmäßige Ordnung oder das Sittengesetz verstößt.
      Every person shall have the right to free development of his personality insofar as he does not violate the rights of others or offend against the constitutional order or the moral law.

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