SINCE 1828
gesellschaft
noun
ge·sell·schaft
| \ gə-ˈzel-ˌshäft
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Definition of gesellschaft
: a rationally developed mechanistic type of social relationship characterized by impersonally contracted associations between persons
also
: a community or society characterized by this relationship — compare gemeinschaft
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