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Gaudium.

fun, amusement

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡaʊ̯di̯ʊm/
  1. fun, amusement

    dated · neuter · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin gaudium (“quiet, inner joy”), first only as part of Studentensprache, in which the semantic development happened. Attested since the 17th century in German texts, first with Latin inflection. Commonly known with the current meaning by the 18th century.

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