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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
High′ Ger′man, 
    1. Language Varietiesthe group of West Germanic languages that in a.d. c400–c500 underwent the second consonant shift described by Grimm's Law. Abbr.: HG
    2. Language VarietiesGerman (def. 4).
    • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
High German n
  1. the standard German language, historically developed from the form of West Germanic spoken in S Germany
    See also German, Low German
'High German' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
after - alder - all - also - am - and - anger - angle - ant - anvil - any - ape - apple - arise - ash - ask - asp - atman - aurochs - aware - awl - awn - axe - back - bacon - bagel - bairn - bait - bake - balcony - bale - balk - ball - balloon - ban - band - bane - banish - bank - bare - barm - baron - barrow - bast - baste - bath - bathe - batten - bawd - be

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