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nachleben

nachleben is the alternative letter-case form of Nachleben.

Noun capitalized: Nachleben

Nachleben (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The "afterlife" or "post-life" of an author, work, culture, etc, in the sense of the author's posthumous published work or reputation, the culture's influence, etc.
    • For a Nachleben of the Satyrica which has been potent for many centuries we must look first to writers in Italy and France: […]1996, Schmeling, The Novel in the Ancient World, BRILL, →ISBN, page 488

Origin of nachleben

From German Nachleben (“afterlife”).

Questions about nachleben

What does nachleben mean?
Nachleben means the "afterlife" or "post-life" of an author, work, culture, etc, in the sense of the author's posthumous published work or reputation, the culture's influence, etc.
What is nachleben the alternative letter-case form of?
Nachleben is the alternative letter-case form of Nachleben.
What part of speech is nachleben?
Nachleben is a noun.

Words near nachleben in the dictionary

  1. Nachbins
  2. naches
  3. Nachidsheuan
  4. Nachikufu
  5. Nachlass
  6. nachleben
  7. Nachlässe
  8. Nachman
  9. Nachmany
  10. Nachmanys
  11. nacho

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