noun
rehearing, goodbye (on the phone)
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A noun meaning 'rehearing' in formal sense but commonly used as telephone farewell 'goodbye (on the phone)' in the phrase 'Auf Wiederhören'. Neuter: das Wiederhören. Plural Wiederhören. Genitive des Wiederhörens. Derived from the verb wiederhören; mainly used in telephonic contexts.
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Auf Wiederhören!
Goodbye (on the phone)!
Das Wiederhören des Zeugen ist für nächste Woche geplant.
The rehearing of the witness is scheduled for next week.
Auf Wiederhören!
Talk to you later! (Goodbye on the phone)
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Picture a telephone receiver and the words 'Auf Wiederhören' to remember the phone-goodbye sense
Wiederhören — 'wieder' (again) + 'hören' (hear) — rehearing
das Wiederhören — think of the neutral 'das' like a formal phrase on a call
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Used both as a noun meaning 'rehearing' and in the set phrase 'Auf Wiederhören' (telephone farewell).