"épée" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /e.pe/ Audio: Fr-épée.ogg Forms: épées [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French espee, from Old French espee, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of spathe, a borrowing from Latin, and espade, a borrowing from Occitan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|espee|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French espee, {{inh+|fr|frm|espee}} Inherited from Middle French espee, {{inh|fr|fro|espee|}} Old French espee, {{inh|fr|la|spatha|}} Latin spatha, {{der|fr|grc|σπάθη}} Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē), {{doublet|fr|spathe}} Doublet of spathe, {{m|fr|espade}} espade Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} épée f (plural épées)
  1. sword Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-épée-fr-noun-pExHse4k
  2. glaive Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Swords
    Sense id: en-épée-fr-noun-qHOw19QH Disambiguation of Swords: 22 54 24
  3. (heraldry) sword; the weapon as shown on a coat of arms Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-épée-fr-noun-ODhdjnNL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 16 80 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coup d’épée dans l’eau, de cape et d’épée, épée de Damoclès, la plume est plus forte que l’épée, qui vit par l’épée périra par l’épée, passer au fil de l’épée Related terms: épaule, escrime, fleuret, sabre

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "la plume est plus forte que l’épée"
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      "word": "qui vit par l’épée périra par l’épée"
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      "word": "passer au fil de l’épée"
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