🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

eigenständig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ai-gen-shtan-di

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Standalone/ˈstændəloʊn/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Software ist eigenständig und benötigt keine zusätzlichen Programme."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Able to function independently or without support.

    "The software is a standalone application that does not require additional programs to run."
As noun
  1. 1

    An entity that operates independently.

    "The new product is a standalone that can be used without any additional components."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'standalone' is derived from the combination of 'stand', which comes from Old English 'standan', meaning to remain in a place, and 'alone', from the Latin 'alonus', meaning solitary. The term evolved in the late 20th century to describe something that operates independently.

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