Etymology

sprachgefühl

Today it means: The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language. Full definition →

First used 20th c.German Sprachgefühl
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  1. German · borrowed fromSprachgefühl
  2. English todaySprachgefühl

Unadapted borrowing from German Sprachgefühl.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural idiom of a language.

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