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German
Etymology
un- + Bildung
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌbɪldʊŋ/
- Hyphenation: Un‧bil‧dung
Noun
Unbildung f (genitive Unbildung, no plural)
- lack of education
1943, Stefan Zweig, Schachnovelle [The Royal Game]:Bald sickerte das Geheimnis durch, daß dieser Schachmeister in seinem Privatleben außerstande war, in irgendeiner Sprache einen Satz ohne orthographischen Fehler zu schreiben, und wie einer seiner verärgerten Kollegen ingrimmig spottete, »seine Unbildung war auf allen Gebieten gleich universell«- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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