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Ebenbild

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ebenbilde, from Old High German ebanbilidi. By surface analysis, eben + Bild.

Pronunciation

Noun

Ebenbild n (strong, genitive Ebenbildes or Ebenbilds, plural Ebenbilder)

  1. counterpart (something that resembles something else)
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:
      Wem denn? / Ich Ebenbild der Gottheit! / Und nicht einmal dir!
      Who? / I, the counterpart of the godhead! / And not even you!
  2. spitting image
    Sie ist das Ebenbild ihrer MutterShe's the spitting image of her mother

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Hypernyms

Derived terms

  • ebenbildlich

Descendants

  • ? Dutch: evenbeeld (calque)

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