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allgemein

general

adjective AL-ge-myn Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

common

Usage Note

allgemein means 'general' or 'universal'; the fixed phrase im Allgemeinen means 'in general'. The capitalized noun die Allgemeinheit refers to the general public.

Examples

"Das ist allgemein bekannt."

Natural Translation

That is generally known.

Literal Translation

That is generally known.

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