German edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German almehlich. By surface analysis, all- +‎ mählich (slow), from Proto-Germanic *makaz; related to Old Norse makligr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈmɛːlɪç/ (standard; used in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈmeːlɪç/ (more common; particularly in northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: all‧mäh‧lich

Adjective edit

allmählich (strong nominative masculine singular allmählicher, not comparable)

  1. gradual

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Adverb edit

allmählich

  1. gradually, little by little
    • 2020 April 8, Renxin, “Aus der Geschichte lernen: Von der Kommunistischen Partei der Sowjetunion zur KP Chinas”, in Minghui[1]:
      Die Bürger in der Sowjetunion begannen allmählich die Falschheit der Kommunistischen Partei zu begreifen.
      The inhabitants in the Soviet Union began gradually to comprehend the falsehood of the Communist Party.

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