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beziehungsweise

/bəˈtsiːʊŋsˌvaɪ̯zə/ conjunction B1
  1. and … respectively · Es gibt ein Taschenbuch und eine gebundene Ausgabe, die 12 beziehungsweise 18 Franken kosten. There are a paperback and a hardback costing 12 and 18 franks respectively.
  2. or alternatively, also · „Ehre“ heißt auf Englisch honour beziehungsweise honor. The English word for “Ehre” is honour or honor.
  3. or rather, actually, more precisely · Er liest das Buch, beziehungsweise: er hat es gestern durchgelesen. He’s reading the book, or actually: he finished reading it yesterday.
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