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Etymology edit

Dunst +‎ Kreis, calque of Latin atmosphaera.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊnstˌkʁaɪ̯s/
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Noun edit

Dunstkreis m (strong, genitive Dunstkreises, plural Dunstkreise)

  1. (figurative) orbit, sphere of influence
    Synonym: Einflussbereich
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Straße”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎[1]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
      Indessen könnt ihr ganz allein / An aller Hoffnung künft’ger Freuden / In ihrem Dunstkreis satt euch weiden.
      And meanwhile thou, alone, mayst glow / With every hope of future pleasure, / Breathing her atmosphere in fullest measure.
  2. (obsolete) atmosphere
    Synonym: Atmosphäre

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