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Vernunft

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vernunft, from Old High German vernumft. Verbal noun of vernehmen. The second part of the word is Middle High German numft, from Old High German numft, from Proto-West Germanic *numþi (taking).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Vernunft f (genitive Vernunft, no plural)

  1. reason, good sense
    Synonyms: Einsicht, Ratio, Verstand, Verständigkeit
    die Stimme der Vernunftthe voice of reason

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