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halber

for the sake of

preposition HAL-ber Rare
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Origin: related to halb (half, on behalf)

Also means

for reasons of

Usage Note

halber is a postposed genitive preposition, 'for the sake of', always following its noun, e.g. der Ordnung halber. It fuses in compounds like sicherheitshalber. Formal and somewhat fixed, it states the reason or purpose for an action.

Examples

"Der Vollständigkeit halber nenne ich auch die Quellen."

Natural Translation

For the sake of completeness I will also name the sources.

Literal Translation

The completeness for-sake-of name I also the sources.

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