"futur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: futurs [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French futur. Doublet of future. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|futur}} Unadapted borrowing from French futur, {{doublet|en|future}} Doublet of future Head templates: {{en-noun}} futur (plural futurs)
  1. (archaic) A fiancé. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-futur-en-noun-5jMdpn83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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