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Aufklärung definition

Auf·klä·rung (o̵uf′kler′o̵oŋ)

noun

the Enlightenment

Etymology: Ger < aufklären, to enlighten < auf-, up + klären, to clear < klar < L clarus, clear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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