Gotterdammerung Definition
götəpdeməpyo͝oŋ
noun
Webster's New World
The total, usually violent, collapse of a society, regime, institution, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- twilight of the gods
- ragnarok
Origin of Gotterdammerung
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After Götterdämmerung , an opera by Richard Wagner from German twilight of the gods Götter genitive pl. of Gott god (from Middle High German got) (from Old High German gheu(ə)- in Indo-European roots) Dämmerung twilight (from Middle High German demerunge) (from Old High German demerunga) (from demar twilight)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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