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am helllichten Tag



Definitions

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am helllichten Tag
     prep. (idiom) in broad daylight
Analysis
am
     contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
          am Ende - at the end
          am Rande - on the margin(s)
          am Leben - alive
     contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
     an
          prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
               Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
          prep. by; near; close to; next to
          prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
               Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
     dem
          art. dative singular of der: the
          pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
helllichten
     adj. form of helllicht
Tag
     n. day (24-hour period)
          Tag für Tag - day after day
     n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
          Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight.
     n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))



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