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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zel-tsah-mer-vai-zeh
"Sie sah ihn seltsamerweise an, als hätte sie ihn noch nie zuvor gesehen."
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2 senses- 1
In a manner that is unusual or surprising.
"She looked at him strangely, as if she had never seen him before." - 2
In a way that is not normal or expected.
"The weather changed strangely overnight, leaving everyone confused."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'strangeness' originates from the Middle English 'strangenesse', derived from the Old French 'estrangier', which in turn comes from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'foreign' or 'external'. Over time, the meaning evolved to encompass the quality of being unusual or unfamiliar.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Strangeness" is said worldwide
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étrangement
Transliteration: eh-trahn-zh-mahn
"Elle l'a regardé étrangement, comme si elle ne l'avait jamais vu auparavant."
seltsamerweise
Transliteration: zel-tsah-mer-vai-zeh
"Sie sah ihn seltsamerweise an, als hätte sie ihn noch nie zuvor gesehen."
stranamente
Transliteration: stra-nah-men-teh
"Lo guardò stranamente, come se non lo avesse mai visto prima."
extrañamente
Transliteration: ex-trah-nyah-men-teh
"Ella lo miró extrañamente, como si nunca lo hubiera visto antes."
estranhamente
Transliteration: es-tran-yah-men-teh
"Ela olhou para ele estranhamente, como se nunca o tivesse visto antes."
अजीब तरीके से
Transliteration: ajeeb tareeke se
"उसने उसे अजीब तरीके से देखा, जैसे उसने उसे पहले कभी नहीं देखा।"
奇怪地
Transliteration: qíguài de
"她奇怪地看着他，好像从未见过他。"
이상하게
Transliteration: isanghage
"그녀는 그를 이상하게 바라보았다, 마치 전에 본 적이 없는 것처럼."
奇妙に
Transliteration: kimyō ni
"彼女は彼を奇妙に見つめた、まるで彼を以前に見たことがないかのように。"
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