"secretaire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secretaires [plural]
Etymology: From French secrétaire. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{bor|en|fr|secrétaire}} French secrétaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} secretaire (plural secretaires)
  1. A kind of writing desk.
    Sense id: en-secretaire-en-noun-rfjqt9oa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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