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German
Etymology
Leben + groß
Pronunciation
Adjective
lebensgroß (strong nominative masculine singular lebensgroßer, not comparable)
- life-size
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 51:Mit dieser Bewandtnis hing es zusammen, daß der tote Großvater so fremd, ja eigentlich nicht als der Großvater, sondern als eine lebensgroße, wächserne Puppe erschien, die der Tod statt seiner Person eingeschoben hatte, und mit der nun all dieser fromme und ehrenvolle Aufwand getrieben wurde.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of lebensgroß (uncomparable)
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