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German
Etymology
Sprache + Spiel, coined or popularized by L. Wittgenstein.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Sprachspiel n (strong, genitive Sprachspieles or Sprachspiels, plural Sprachspiele)
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Declension
Declension of Sprachspiel
References
- ^ Ludwig Wittgenstein (1953) “§ 7”, in Philosophische Untersuchungen [Philosophical Investigations] (in German): “Ich werde auch das Ganze: der Sprache und der Tätigkeiten, mit denen sie verwoben ist, das »Sprachspiel« nennen.”
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