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Alemannic

noun Al·e·man·nic \ˌa-lə-ˈma-nik\

Definition of ALEMANNIC

:  the group of dialects of German spoken in Alsace, Switzerland, and southwestern Germany
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Origin of ALEMANNIC

ultimately from Late Latin Alemanni, Alamanni a confederation of Germanic tribes, from Germanic *ala- all + *mann- man — more at all, man
First Known Use: circa 1797

Rhymes with ALEMANNIC

aldermanic, councilmanic, epiphanic, inorganic, messianic, oceanic, Ossianic, pre-Hispanic, talismanic, theophanic

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