"austère" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ɔs.tɛːʁ/, /os.tɛːʁ/ Audio: Fr-austère.ogg Forms: austères [plural]
Etymology: From Latin austērus (“dry, harsh, sour, tart”), from Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”), having the specific meaning "making the tongue dry" (originally used of fruits, wines), related to αὔω (aúō, “to singe”), αὖος (aûos, “dry”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|austērus||dry, harsh, sour, tart}} Latin austērus (“dry, harsh, sour, tart”), {{uder|fr|grc|αὐστηρός||bitter, harsh}} Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós, “bitter, harsh”), {{m|grc|αὔω||to singe}} αὔω (aúō, “to singe”), {{m|grc|αὖος||dry}} αὖος (aûos, “dry”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} austère (plural austères)
  1. austere Wikipedia link: Trésor de la langue française informatisé Derived forms: austèrement Related terms: austérité
    Sense id: en-austère-fr-adj-LcpEybN4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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