| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| sitzkrieg |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sitz·krieg |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s t skr g , zt- |
| NOUN: | Warfare marked by a lack of aggression or progress. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Coined on the model of blitzkrieg : German Sitz, act of sitting; see sitz bath + German Krieg, war; see blitzkrieg.
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