| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ost·mark |
| PRONUNCIATION: | ôst märk , st - |
| NOUN: | A former monetary unit of East Germany worth 100 pfennigs. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German : Ost, east (from Middle High German st, sten, from Old High German stan; see aus- in Appendix I) + Mark, mark (from Middle High German marke, marc; see mark2).
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