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Definition of Weltanschauung noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Weltanschauung

noun
 
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋ/
 
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋ/
(plural Weltanschauungen
 
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋən/
 
/ˈveltænʃaʊʊŋən/
)
(from German, formal)
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  1. a particular philosophy or view of life
    Word OriginGerman, from Welt ‘world’ + Anschauung ‘perception’.
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