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Apparat.

apparatus, device, machine (complex instrument)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/apaˈʁaːt/
  1. apparatus, device, machine (complex instrument)

    masculine · strong
  2. apparat, apparatus (organisation, especially bureaucratic)

    masculine · strong
  3. the entirety of an editor's critical notes to a text, (loosely also) other appended information, such as indices etc.

    masculine · strong
  4. short for Telefonapparat (“telephone”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · dated · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

15th century, from Latin apparātus, perhaps in part through somewhat earlier Middle Low German appārāt (14th c.). See English apparatus for more.

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