German

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Etymology

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Middle High German genze, Old High German ganzi, corresponding to ganz +‎ -e (-ness)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛnt͡sə/
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  • Hyphenation: Gän‧ze

Noun

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Gänze f (genitive Gänze, no plural)

  1. totality
    Synonyms: Ganzheit, Gesamtheit
    zur Gänzecompletely
    • 2021 August 16, Christian Teevs, Matthias Gebauer, Florian Gathmann, “Merkels Afghanistan-Desaster: In Gänze versagt”, in Spiegel Online[1]:
      Merkels Afghanistan-Desaster: In Gänze versagt [title]
      Merkel's Afghanistan disaster: failed entirely

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