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Lesezirkel

reading circle, book club

noun LAY-ze-tsir-kel Rare

Also means

magazine lending cooperative

Usage Note

Lesezirkel describes both an informal group that meets regularly to discuss books and a commercial service that circulates magazines among subscribers. Context usually makes the sense clear; the book-club meaning is now more common.

Examples

"Jeden ersten Montag im Monat trifft sich ihr Lesezirkel in der Stadtbibliothek."

Natural Translation

Every first Monday of the month her reading circle meets in the city library.

Literal Translation

Every first Monday in-the month meets itself her reading-circle in the city-library.

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