French franc in English

Forms: French francs [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Retronym for franc to refer to the franc used in France and avoid confusion with francs used in other countries. Etymology templates: {{retronym|en|franc}} Retronym for franc Head templates: {{en-noun}} French franc (plural French francs)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "franc"
      },
      "expansion": "Retronym for franc",
      "name": "retronym"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Retronym for franc to refer to the franc used in France and avoid confusion with francs used in other countries.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "French francs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
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      "glosses": [
        "The former currency of France and its territories, now superseded by the euro. Symbol: FF"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "France",
          "France"
        ],
        [
          "supersede",
          "supersede"
        ],
        [
          "euro",
          "euro"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Belgian franc"
        },
        {
          "word": "Swiss franc"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "Ranskan frangi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "franc français"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "frank francuski"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "French franc"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "franc"
      },
      "expansion": "Retronym for franc",
      "name": "retronym"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Retronym for franc to refer to the franc used in France and avoid confusion with francs used in other countries.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "French francs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "French franc (plural French francs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Belgian franc"
    },
    {
      "word": "Swiss franc"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "The former currency of France and its territories, now superseded by the euro. Symbol: FF"
      ],
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        [
          "France",
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "euro",
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        ]
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "Ranskan frangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "franc français"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frank francuski"
    }
  ],
  "word": "French franc"
}

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"French franc" meaning in English

Noun

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