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German
Etymology
Mensch (“human, human being”) + -en- + Werk (“work”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛnʃənˌvɛʁk/,
- Hyphenation: Men‧schen‧werk
Noun
Menschenwerk n (strong, genitive Menschenwerkes or Menschenwerks, plural Menschenwerke)
- (formal) creation or work of humanity
1891–1892, H. Weber, quoting Leopold Kronecker, “Leopold Kronecker”, in Jahresbericht der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung [Annual Report of the German Mathematical Society], volume 2 (post-mortem), archived from the original on 2022 July 5:Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk.- God made the integers, everything else is the work of man.
Declension
Declension of Menschenwerk
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