German

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Etymology

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From haupt- (main, chief) +‎ Stück (piece).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhaʊ̯ptˌʃtʏk]
  • Hyphenation: Haupt‧stück
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Noun

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Hauptstück n (strong, genitive Hauptstückes or Hauptstücks, plural Hauptstücke)

  1. main part
  2. (authorship, rare, dated) chapter
    Synonym: Kapitel

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