"passé simple" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /pa.se sɛ̃pl/, /pɑ.se sɛ̃pl/ Forms: passés simples [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} passé simple m (plural passés simples)
  1. (grammar) past historic tense, a tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, roughly equivalent to the simple past or preterite in English Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Grammar, Tenses
    Sense id: en-passé_simple-fr-noun-MURHV2JR Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2023, “French Kiss”, performed by Chilly Gonzales",
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