Historismus

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German

Etymology

Attributed to Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: His‧to‧ris‧mus

Noun

Historismus m (strong, genitive Historismus, plural Historismen)

  1. (art, philosophy) historicism
  2. (historiography) historism

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Descendants

  • English: historicism (calque), historism

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