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German
Etymology
dessen + -t- + wegen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛsəntˌveːɡən/, /ˌdɛsəntˈveːɡən/
Adverb
dessentwegen
- (formal, dated) because of or on account of which or whom
1885, Carl von Koseritz, Bilder aus Brasilien, von C. von Koseritz, page 318:[…] die Chinesen werden Brasilien bevölkern; sie werden aus demselben Grunde kommen, dessentwegen wir keine europäische Einwanderung erhalten; […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
See the note about wessentwegen.
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