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German
Etymology
From Leben (“life”) + -s- + Zeichen (“sign”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Le‧bens‧zei‧chen
Noun
Lebenszeichen n (strong, genitive Lebenszeichens, plural Lebenszeichen)
- sign of life
1877, Victor Blüthgen, “Aus gährender Zeit”, in Die Gartenlaube, page 157:Er hatte von Emilie noch ein einziges Lebenszeichen bekommen – den Abschiedsbrief […]- Afterward, he had received a single sign of life from Emilie – the farewell letter
Declension
Declension of Lebenszeichen
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