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German
Etymology
Dienst + -lich
Pronunciation
Adjective
dienstlich (strong nominative masculine singular dienstlicher, not comparable)
- official
- Coordinate term: geschäftlich
1909, Thomas Mann, Königliche Hoheit [Royal Highness], page 309:Dann muß ich Empfänge abhalten, in Vertretung meines Bruders, des Großherzogs. Und dann gibt es kleine dienstliche Reisen, in die Ortschaften des Landes, zu Enthüllungen und Einweihungen und anderen öffentlichen Feierlichkeiten.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of dienstlich (uncomparable)
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