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Folgezeit

subsequent period

noun FOL-ge-tsait Less Common
Time Time Expressions

Also means

following years

Usage Note

Folgezeit combines Folge ('sequence, consequence') and Zeit ('time') to mean the era that follows an event. It is rather formal and appears mostly in historical or written contexts, often as in der Folgezeit ('in the period that followed').

Examples

"In der Folgezeit wuchs die Stadt."

Natural Translation

In the period that followed, the town grew.

Literal Translation

In the following-time grew the town.

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