GESELLSCHAFT


Meaning of GESELLSCHAFT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gə-ˈzel-ˌshäft ]

noun

Etymology: German, companionship, society

Date: 1928

: a rationally developed mechanistic type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons ; also : a community or society characterized by this relationship — compare gemeinschaft

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