"ailleurs" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /a.jœʁ/, /aljɔr/ [Louisiana], /aljœr/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-ailleurs.ogg
Rhymes: -jœʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French ailleurs, from Old French aillors, aillurs (“elsewhere”), probably from Latin aliōrsum, or from a Vulgar Latin *aliore, from in *aliore loco. Possibly connected to Latin aliubī, from alibī. Compare with Occitan alhors, Portuguese alhures and Romanian aiurea. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|ailleurs|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French ailleurs, {{inh+|fr|frm|ailleurs}} Inherited from Middle French ailleurs, {{inh|fr|fro|aillors}} Old French aillors, {{inh|fr|la|aliōrsum}} Latin aliōrsum, {{inh|fr|VL.|*aliore}} Vulgar Latin *aliore, {{cog|la|aliubī}} Latin aliubī, {{cog|oc|alhors}} Occitan alhors, {{cog|pt|alhures}} Portuguese alhures, {{cog|ro|aiurea}} Romanian aiurea Head templates: {{fr-adv}} ailleurs
  1. elsewhere; somewhere else Synonyms: autre part Derived forms: avoir la tête ailleurs, avoir l’esprit ailleurs, d’ailleurs, par ailleurs Related terms: autre part, de par le monde, n’importe où, nulle part, quelque part
    Sense id: en-ailleurs-fr-adv-n~zCeGSV Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "word": "autre part"
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          "word": "de par le monde"
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          "word": "n’importe où"
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          "word": "nulle part"
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      "word": "de par le monde"
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      "word": "n’importe où"
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      "ipa": "/aljɔr/",
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