Geisteswissenschaft

German (Berlin)

/ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft/

noun
Definitions
  • humanities, liberal arts, the branch of learning that includes the arts, classics, philosophy and history etc.
  • an individual humanities subject

Etymology

Affix from German Geist (spirit, mind, ghost, spook, intellect) + German Wissenschaft (science, cincia, sciences).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Wissenschaft

Gloss

science, cincia, sciences

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