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German
Etymology
Middle High German swære, from Old High German swārī, from Proto-West Germanic *swārī, from Proto-Germanic *swērį̄; equivalent to schwer + -e. Cognate with British English sweer.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwere f (genitive Schwere, no plural)
- heaviness
- severity
2010, Der Spiegel, number 39/2010, page 18:Die katholische Kirche will ihre Missbrauchsopfer finanziell nicht durch eine pauschale Summe entschädigen, sondern individuell je nach Schwere des Falls.- The Catholic Church wants to financially compensate their abuse victims not with a lump sum, but individually according to the severity of the case.
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