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Vorlage¹

  • /ˈfɔːlɑːɡə/ UK
  • /ˈfɔɹlɑɡə/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Vorlage (“template, prototype”).

noun Vorlages · vorlage

  1. A prior version or manifestation of a text. Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah already existed in their individual Hebrew Vorlages, and 1 Esdras existed, probably in Hebrew, as a derivative from them.

vorlage²

  • /ˈfɔː.lɑː.ɡə/ UK
  • /ˈfɔɹˌlɑ.ɡə/ US

Where it comes from

From German Vorlage.

noun vorlages

  1. countable, uncountable A skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis. It is not enough to twist the body slightly in anticipation of planting the pole; the runner must be in a position of extreme vorlage before increasing the forward lean by reaching forward with the pole.
  2. countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Vorlage The following are just a few of the reasons mistakes were made: (1) poor quality vorlages (i.e., manuscripts being copied from—some contained worm holes or became very dark from deterioration) […]

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@misc{vorlage_2026,
  title = {vorlage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vorlage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}