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  What it means

  Literally “with a mountain / from above.” Used to mean “more than” or “over” a given quantity — e.g. “z górą sto lat” means “over a hundred years.” A slightly formal or literary way to express excess.

  Vocabulary

  • góra — mountain; top

  Grammar note

  'Z górą' is an adverbial phrase; 'górą' is the instrumental of 'góra'.

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