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Etymology edit

erscheinen (to appear) +‎ -ung

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nʊŋ/
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Noun edit

Erscheinung f (genitive Erscheinung, plural Erscheinungen)

  1. appearance (way of being perceived by others)
  2. apparition, vision (act or instance of becoming perceptible, especially of something transcendent)
  3. phenomenon (something that happens widely or repeatedly)
    Synonym: Phänomen
  4. (rare) emergence, occurrence (act of happening, of becoming real or palpable)
    Synonyms: Erscheinen, Entstehung, Hervortreten

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