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Fassung.

a device which holds something else, e.g. a socket for a lightbulb, the setting of a jewel etc.

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfasʊŋ/
  1. a device which holds something else, e.g. a socket for a lightbulb, the setting of a jewel etc.

    feminine
  2. version

    feminine
    Der Autor hat eine neue Fassung des Stückes geschrieben, da die erste kein Erfolg war.
  3. composure, self-control

    feminine · figuratively
    die Fassung verlieren
    die Fassung bewahren
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German fazzunge, vazzunge, from Old High German fazzunga, equivalent to fassen + -ung. Cognate with Middle Low German vātinge.

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