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Aufklärung

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Aufklärung

  • /ˈaʊfklɛəɹʊŋ/

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Borrowed from German Aufklärung (“enlightenment; Enlightenment”).

proper noun the Aufklärung

  1. The Enlightenment.

noun Aufklärungen

  1. An enlightenment.
  2. derogatory, sometimes Illuminism; the aims, manner, spirit, etc. of the Aufklärer.

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@misc{aufkla_rung_2026,
  title = {Aufklärung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aufkl%C3%A4rung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}