capax
German translation: fassungsf�hig, ger�umig; metaph. empf�nglich, f�hig, tauglich
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| 4 +1 | fassungsfähig, geräumig; metaph. empfänglich, fähig, tauglich |
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peer agreement (net): +1fassungsfähig, geräumig; metaph. empfänglich, fähig, tauglich Explanation: Vokabel: capax, cis Formen: Grammatik: Etymologie: capio Sinn: Bedeutung1: fassungsfähig, geräumig; metaph. empfänglich, fähig, tauglich Bedeutung2: Derivate: capacitas, atis, f. Raum, Räumlichkeit http://www.lonergan.at/philo/vok.php?ID=506 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2004-04-01 10:51:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ein Beispiel für CAPAX. Man muß hier an ein Wort aus der Philosophie erinnern: \"finitum non capax infiniti\", d. h. \"das Endliche ist nicht fassungsfähig für das Unendliche\". http://www.j-lorber.de/ke/0/k-inh-no.htm |
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