No. 4,122 in German
allgemein
"Allgemein" means "general" or "universal".
In a sentence
Allgemein gesprochen hat sich das Klima verändert.
Generally speaking, the climate has changed.
Here, 'allgemein' is used to indicate a general or overarching statement.
Ich bin im Allgemeinen mit der Entscheidung einverstanden.
I generally agree with the decision.
In this sentence, 'im Allgemeinen' means 'generally,' referring to an overall agreement with the decision.
Dieses Thema ist von allgemeinem Interesse.
This topic is of general interest.
Here, 'allgemeinem' (the adjective form of 'allgemein') describes the widespread or universal interest in the topic.
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