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weltanschauungen

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Welt·an·schau·ung   (vělt'än'shou'ŏŏng)   
n.   pl. Welt·an·schau·ungs or Welt·an·schau·ung·en (-ŏŏng-ən)
See worldview.

[German : Welt, world (from Middle High German wërlt, from Old High German weralt; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots) + Anschauung, view (from Middle High German anschouwunge, observation, mystical contemplation : an-, on, at from Old High German ana-; see anlage + schouwunge, look from schouwen, to look at, from Old High German scouwōn).]
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