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German
Pronunciation
Adverb
bzw.
- Abbreviation of beziehungsweise.
- or; also
- or rather; more precisely; i.e.
- and…respectively
- Synonyms: respektive, resp.
Usage notes
- This abbreviation is used infix, just like Swedish resp., not like the postfix English resp.. That is, it is used in the place of the "and" in "and ... resp."