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götterdämmerung

/ˌɡɑtɚˈdæmɚ.ʊŋ/

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What does götterdämmerung mean?

noun

  1. The myth of the destruction of the gods in a final battle with the forces of evil; Ragnarök.
  2. Any cataclysmic downfall or momentous, apocalyptic event, especially of a regime or an institution.

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/ˌɡɑtɚˈdæmɚ.ʊŋ/

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There were, she told him, rehearsals not only for “Walküre,” but also for “Götterdämmerung,” in which she was to sing Waltraute two weeks later.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44