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bezeichnend

telling, characteristic

adjective beh-TSYKH-nend Rare

Also means

revealing, symptomatic

Usage Note

Bezeichnend functions predicatively or as an adverb to signal that something is a revealing symptom of a broader pattern; Das ist bezeichnend für seinen Stil ('That is typical of his style').

Examples

"Dass er schweigt, ist bezeichnend."

Natural Translation

That he remains silent is telling.

Literal Translation

That he remains-silent is telling.

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