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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Meinung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: maɪ̯nʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Opinion/əˈpɪn.jən/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #350 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Meiner Meinung nach ist der Film ein Meisterwerk."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.

    "In my opinion, the movie was a masterpiece."
  2. 2

    A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

    "She expressed her opinion on the matter during the meeting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin opinio, meaning 'opinion' or 'conjecture', stemming from opinari 'to think, judge, or suppose'. It entered the English language during Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, evolving from a personal belief or estimation to a formal judgment or appraisal.

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