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Mensur.

academic fencing (fencing practiced by some student corporations)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛnˈzuːɐ̯/
  1. academic fencing (fencing practiced by some student corporations)

    feminine
  2. mensur (measurement of the length of the vibrating string from the nut to the bridge)

    feminine
  3. graduated cylinder

    dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin mēnsūra (“measure”). In the context of fencing, the term originally denoted the distance that two fencers had to stand from one another.

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