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Halsbandaffäre
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German
Etymology
From de Halsband Affäre, a de fr affaire du collier L'affaire du collier 1. Later applied to the Islamic episode in Orientalist literature because Aisha explained her absence from the Muslim caravan with her search for a necklace she had lost.
Pronunciation
de De-Halsbandaffäre.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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an affair involving a necklace, in particular:
the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an 18th-century scandal at the royal court of France
de Islam an affair in which Aisha, one of Muhammad’s wives, was accused of adultery
Declension
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Further reading
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