Lebzeiten

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German

Etymology

leben +‎ Zeiten

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  • Hyphenation: Leb‧zei‧ten
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Noun

Lebzeiten f pl (plural only)

  1. lifetime
    • 1828, Johann Gottfried von Herder's Schriften zur griechischen Literatur. Herausgegeben durch Heyne, p. 216 (in the poem Die unnütze Mühe):
      Hätte Jupiter uns, hätt' uns die windende Parze
      Zwo Lebzeiten zu leben gegönnt [...]
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      Note: The work also has masculine zween Aerzte, zween Brüder, feminine zwo Göttinnen.

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