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Die Aufklärung
This term refers to the intellectual movement emphasizing reason. In German, it also literally means 'clarification' or 'clearing up' in a general sense.
Examples in context
Die Aufklärung veränderte das Denken in Europa.
The Enlightenment changed thinking in Europe.
Vernunft ist das wichtigste Ideal der Aufklärung.
Reason is the most important ideal of the Enlightenment.
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