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68er

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German

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Etymology

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[19]68 +‎ -er. Compare French soixante-huitard.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌaxtʔʊntˈzɛçt͡sɪɡɐ/
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Noun

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68er m (strong, genitive 68ers, plural 68er, feminine 68erin)

  1. (often in the plural) The student movement of the late 1960s; a member of this movement.
    • 2017 June 5, Jana Simon, “Frei hinter geschlossener Tür”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Im Westen begannen die 68er den langen Marsch durch die Institutionen und schafften es am Ende bis ins Bundeskanzleramt. Den 68ern in der DDR blieben die großen Karrieren versagt.
      In the west the ’68ers began the long march through the institutions and eventually made it all the way to the Federal Chancellery. The ’68ers in the GDR were denied great careers.

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