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From: kr... Kristian Koehntopp
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1992 22:01

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In <1992Jun2.1...@neptune.inf.ethz.ch> qvor...@inf.ethz.ch (Michael Qvortrup) writes:
>	Konstantinopolitanischer Dudelsackpfeiffenmachergeselle
>						 ^ it is plural!

A

"Dudelsackpfeiffenmachergesellenpruefungskommisonsvorsitzende"

is the chairlady of the commitee for the examination of a bag
pipe makers apprentice. The example can easily be extended as in

"Dudelsackpfeiffenmachergesellenpruefungskommisonsvorsitzendentochter"

which is her daugther. You do not find this in any dictionary
but it follows the common rules for german word concatenation
and is - well - understood.

Kristian
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