Geniestreich

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German

Etymology

Genie +‎ Streich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈniːˌʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧nie‧streich
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Noun

Geniestreich m (strong, genitive Geniestreiches or Geniestreichs, plural Geniestreiche)

  1. stroke of genius
    • 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel]‎, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Den leidenschaftlichen Knaben nahm später, nach mancherlei weiteren Geniestreichen und Verirrungen, das Leid des Lebens in eine strenge Zucht und es ist, wenn nicht ein Held, so doch ein aufrechter und stattlicher Mann aus ihm geworden.
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