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das Gesamtkunstwerk

/ɡəˈzamtˌkʊnst.vɛʁk/ noun · neuter C2
  1. Gesamtkunstwerk (artistic creation that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts; a masterpiece)
  2. a dazzling or flashy personality, particularly one who wears extraordinary clothes, piercings, tattoos, etc. · Peters Mutter mit ihrer Federboa und den anstößigen Witzen ist wirklich ein Gesamtkunstwerk. Peter’s mother with her feather boa and those objectionable jokes is really something else.
  3. a place, scene, or idea, often seemingly chaotic, which is implied to have an underlying beauty · Mein Arbeitszimmer ist keine Müllhalde, das ist ein Gesamtkunstwerk. My study is not a rubbish dump, it’s a piece of installation art.

Genitive des Gesamtkunstwerkes · Plural die Gesamtkunstwerke

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativedas Gesamtkunstwerkdie Gesamtkunstwerke
Accusativedas Gesamtkunstwerkdie Gesamtkunstwerke
Dativedem Gesamtkunstwerk / Gesamtkunstwerkeden Gesamtkunstwerken
Genitivedes Gesamtkunstwerkes / Gesamtkunstwerksder Gesamtkunstwerke

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