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An example use of absolut in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… man was man machen absolut richtig also …”
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adverb:
the word absolut occurs in german on average 113.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.