German

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Etymology

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strecken +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁɛkʊŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʊŋ
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  • Hyphenation: Stre‧ckung

Noun

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Streckung f (genitive Streckung, plural Streckungen)

  1. stretching, straightening (both spatially as well as temporally)
    Antonym: Stauchung
  2. (medicine) a growth phase in children typically between 4 and 7 years of age
    Hypernym: Wachstumsphase

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