nie da gewesen

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German

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Etymology

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Literally, never having been there.

Adjective

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nie da gewesen (strong nominative masculine singular nie da gewesener, not comparable)

  1. unprecedented; hitherto unseen
    Synonym: ("previously unknown" (only roughly synonymous; implies that s.th. is perceived as shockingly extreme: )) beispiellos
    Grabenkämpfe und Giftgas verliehen dem Ersten Weltkrieg eine nie da gewesene Brutalität.
    Trench fighting and poison gas gave World War I a hitherto unseen degree of brutality.