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das Schwanzwort

Noun[ˈʃvant͡sˌvɔʁt]

initial clipping; apheresis

das Schwanzwort is a German noun meaning “initial clipping; apheresis”.

Genitive
des Schwanzwortes
Plural
die Schwanzwörter
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