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German
Etymology
heiß + Zeit, to rhyme with Eiszeit (“ice age”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯sˌt͡saɪ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Heiß‧zeit
Noun
Heißzeit f (genitive Heißzeit, plural Heißzeiten)
- (uncommon) "hot age" (period of unusually hot temperatures)
2008, Heinz-Dieter Kittsteiner, Weltgeist, Weltmarkt, Weltgericht, Wilhelm Fink, page 213:Nun ist [James] Lovelock ein seltener Vogel, als er als GRÜNER zugleich ein vehementer Verfechter der Kernergie ist. Seine Besorgnis vor einer neuen “Heißzeit” ist so überwältigend, dass er alle verfügbaren Energien einsetzen will, um nur den CO₂-Ausstoß zu verringern: […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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See also
Further reading
- “Heißzeit” in Duden online
- “Heißzeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache