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Definition of gesundheit exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gesundheit

exclamation

/ɡəˈzʊndhaɪt/

/ɡəˈzʊndhaɪt/

(North American English, from German)

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used when somebody has sneezed to wish them good health
Word Originfrom German Gesundheit ‘health’.

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