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Familienstatus
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German
Etymology
de Familie family Status state, status. Possibly, it is a de en family status position within the family 1. The sense “marital status” would then have developed by interpreting the word as synonymous with de Familienstand marital status family state.
Pronunciation
de De-Familienstatus.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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de sociology family status one’s position within the family, e.g. adult child living outside of the parental home, etc.
de sociology marital status the fact of one’s being unmarried, married, divorced, or widowed; outside of official use sometimes including information about children, unmarried life partners, etc.
de Familienstand<q:more common>
Declension
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