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Attentat
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attentat attentât
German
de:
Etymology
de :bor fr:attentat
Borrowed and relatinized from de fr attentat, from de la attentātum, la attemptātum attempt; attempted crime, derived from la attentō, la attemptō.
May have been reinterpreted as a complex noun, with the second component being de Tat deed, act, crime.
Pronunciation
de /ˈatənˌtaːt/ /ˌatənˈtaːt/
de De-Attentat.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːt 3
Noun
n,(e)s
attack; assassination killing, or attempted killing, for ideological reasons
Declension
n,(e)s
Derived terms
de Attentäter m attacker; assassin
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