Aufklärung

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1 English
2 German
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Noun
  - 2.2.1 Derived terms
  - 2.2.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Borrowing from German Aufklärung.^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

(RP) enPR: oufʹklĕĕʀo͝ong, IPA: /ˈaʊfklɛːʀʊŋ/,^[1] SAMPA: /"aUfklE:RUN/

[edit] Proper noun

Aufklärung

The Enlightenment.^[1]

[edit] Related terms

Aufklärer

[edit] Noun

Aufklärung (uncountable)

(sometimes pejorative)^[1] Illuminism; the aims, manner, spirit, &c. of the Aufklärer.^[1]

[edit] References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 “‖Aufklärung” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

Literally "clearing up".

[edit] Noun

Aufklärung f. (genitive Aufklärung, plural Aufklärungen)

the act of enlightening; an instance of enlightening
the Age of Enlightenment
- 1783, Immanuel Kant, Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?:
  
  Aufklärung ist der Ausgang des Menschen aus seiner selbst verschuldeten Unmündigkeit.
"Enlightenment is man's leaving his self-caused immaturity."
sex education
clarification, as of a criminal case, mystery, etc.
(secret services) intelligence

[edit] Derived terms

Luftaufklärung

[edit] Related terms

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