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Schriftsprache

written language

noun SHRIFT-shprah-khuh Rare
Communication Writing

Also means

standard language

Usage Note

Schriftsprache is the formal written standard of a language, contrasted with Umgangssprache (colloquial speech). It tends to be more careful in grammar and vocabulary. The plural is Schriftsprachen.

Examples

"In der Schriftsprache meidet man Umgangssprache."

Natural Translation

In written language one avoids colloquial speech.

Literal Translation

In the written-language avoids one colloquial-speech.

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