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English
Etymology
From German Nachleben (“afterlife”).
Noun
Nachleben (plural not attested)
- The "afterlife" or "post-life" of an author, work, culture, etc, in the sense of the author's posthumous published work or reputation, the culture's influence, etc.
1996, Schmeling, The Novel in the Ancient World, BRILL, →ISBN, page 488:For a Nachleben of the Satyrica which has been potent for many centuries we must look first to writers in Italy and France: […]
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German
Etymology
nach- + Leben
Pronunciation
Noun
Nachleben n (strong, genitive Nachlebens, plural Nachleben)
- (chiefly in the singular) afterlife, Nachleben
2022 January 9, Ulrich Gutmair, “Der „Spiegel“ verklärt eigene Geschichte: Nicht sagen, was war”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Wer sich für deutsche Nachkriegsgeschichte und das Nachleben des Nationalsozialismus in der Bundesrepublik interessiert, weiß, dass dem nicht so ist.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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