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geraum

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gerūm, gerūme, from Old High German girūmi, from Proto-West Germanic *garūmī. By surface analysis, ge- +‎ Raum.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯m

Adjective

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geraum (strong nominative masculine singular geraumer, comparative geraumer or geräumer, superlative am geraumsten or am geräumsten)

  1. containing much space, considerable (large in amount)
  2. lasting some time

Usage notes

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  • The word is often used with a substantive denoting time such as Zeit or Weile, and geraume Zeit can be translated as quite some time or some time.

Declension

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