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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin raptus.
Noun
Raptus m (strong, genitive Raptus, plural Raptus)
- raptus, seizure
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 575:Jetzt jedoch, eines Morgens, beim ersten Frühstück, ganz überraschend und sozusagen aus heiterem Himmel, erlitt er einen Zufall und Raptus, der allgemeines Aufsehen erregte, den ganzen Speisesaal auf die Beine brachte.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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