Makulatur

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin maculātūra.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [makulaˈtuːɐ̯]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ku‧la‧tur

Noun[edit]

Makulatur f (genitive Makulatur, plural Makulaturen)

  1. wastepaper
  2. (figuratively) something worthless or meaningless
    • 2010 June, Erich Schneeweiß, “Schulentwicklung in der Praxis”, in Sozialimpulse:
      Heute sind die Bedenken von damals Makulatur.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (printing) spoilage

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