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Wissenschaft

science

noun VIS-en-shaft Less Common
People & Society Education

Origin: from wissen ('to know') + -schaft

Also means

scholarship

Usage Note

Wissenschaft covers far more than English 'science' — it means any rigorous field of study, so the humanities are Geisteswissenschaften and the natural sciences are Naturwissenschaften. A scientist or scholar is a Wissenschaftler.

Examples

"Die Wissenschaft macht große Fortschritte."

Natural Translation

Science is making great progress.

Literal Translation

The science makes great progress.

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