ʊŋ Origin:
literally, world-view
literally, world-view
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Weltanschauung (ˈvɛltanʃauʊŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a comprehensive view or personal philosophy of human life and the universe | |
| [from Welt world + Anschauung view] | |
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Weltanschauung
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weltanschauung
1868, from Ger., from welt "world" + anschauung "perception" (related to Eng. show).
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