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From Middle High German houbetsache, equivalent to haupt- +‎ Sache. Cognate with Middle Low German hȫvetsāke.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzaxə/
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  • Hyphenation: Haupt‧sa‧che

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Hauptsache f (genitive Hauptsache, plural Hauptsachen)

  1. main thing, most important thing
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 141:
      „Vielleicht bin ich sogar verrückt. Ich will es nicht in Abrede stellen. Aber wenn ich es bin, so fühle ich mich sehr wohl dabei. Und das ist doch die Hauptsache, nicht?“
      „Maybe I am even crazy. I don't want to deny it. But if I am, I am feeling very good with it. And that is the most important thing, isn't it?“
  2. (law) main issue

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