Hochdeutsch

Etymology
Substantivisation of or

Proper noun

 * 1)  Standard High German, High German (including the colloquial; antonym of dialect)
 * 2)  High German
 * 1)  High German

Usage notes

 * The High German dialects formed the basis of modern Standard German, whereas Low German had only a secondary influence on it. Therefore, the term Hochdeutsch has come to mean Standard High German in common usage. In this meaning it includes the standard-based colloquial varieties.
 * In scientific usage, Standard High German proper is referred to as, or . Colloquial varieties are called  or.

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