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Engels

/ˈɛŋɡəlz/

Engels proper noun: a surname from German. Also the plural of Engel.

Proper noun

Engels (plural Engelses)

  1. A surname from German.
    • Friedrich Engels
    • Putting the matter in this way implies a situation in which all social conflicts have disappeared; and this confirms the interpretation according to which Marx and Engels held that the abolition of class divisions would at the same time abolish all other sources of conflict.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...

Also used as

Engels is also the plural of Engel.

Forms of Engels

pluralEngelses

Origin of Engels

Borrowed from German Engels.

Words formed from Engels

Questions about Engels

What does Engels mean?
Engels means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Engels?
Engels is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Engels?
Engels is pronounced /ˈɛŋɡəlz/.

Words near Engels in the dictionary

  1. Engelmann spruces
  2. Engelmann syndrome
  3. Engelmann's daisies
  4. Engelmann's daisy
  5. Engelmans
  6. Engels
  7. Engels' pause
  8. Engelses
  9. Engelsian
  10. Engelsist
  11. Engelsists

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