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Kollaps

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔlaps/

“Kollaps” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. synonym of Kreislaufzusammenbruch (“syncope, circulatory collapse”)
  2. collapse, breaking down of a system, function
  3. collapse of a building, structure

Etymology

19th century, learned borrowing from Latin collāpsus.

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