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oben.

above

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈʔoːbən/[ˈoːbm̩]

  1. above

  2. north

  3. upstairs

  4. at an earlier point in a text

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German oben, obene, from Old High German obana, from Proto-West Germanic *obanā, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Related to über and ober-.

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