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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French verve.
Pronunciation
Noun
Verve f (genitive Verve, no plural)
- (formal) verve
- Synonyms: Begeisterung, Elan, Enthusiasmus, Schwung
1998 January 16, Christoph Klessmann, “Das Ende eines Systems”, in Die Zeit:Angesichts der in Deutschland immer noch mit Verve praktizierten Rechthaberei und der mit viel Moralin geführten Debatten um die jüngste Zeitgeschichte ist Maiers Buch als souveräner Versuch einer breitgespannten verstehenden Analyse ein bemerkenswerter, großer Wurf.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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