German

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Etymology

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verballhornen +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈbalˌhɔʁnʊŋ]
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧ball‧hor‧nung
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Noun

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Verballhornung f (genitive Verballhornung, plural Verballhornungen)

  1. (intentional or unintentional) distortion of a word

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