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auf wiedersehen

n · noun

Pronunciation

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awfweederseeuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɔfwidɚsiən

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Definition

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n

  1. Auf Wiedersehen is a 1961 West German film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gert Fröbe, Joachim Fuchsberger, Günter Pfitzmann, Werner Peters and Elke Sommer.

  2. "Auf Wiedersehen" (German for "Goodbye") is a song co-written by Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen and bassist Tom Petersson and first released on the band's 1978 album Heaven Tonight.

  3. An album by pianist Red Garland which was recorded in 1971 and released on the MPS label in 1975.20910-5 MPS Records catalog, accessed October 16, 2017Red Garland catalog, accessed October 16, 2017

  4. The first full-length album, released by thrash metal band Equinox.

noun

  1. A farewell remark

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Auf Wiedersehen is a 1961 West German film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Gert Fröbe, Joachim Fuchsberger, Günter Pfitzmann, Werner Peters and Elke Sommer.

Used this way, auf wiedersehen is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

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