"bic" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bik/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-bic.wav Forms: bics [plural]
Etymology: A genericized trademark. From BIC, a popular French brand of disposable ballpoint pen and disposable lighters, which is from the name of the co-founder of the company. Named after French businessman Marcel Bich. From Bich (“surname”). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|businessman||||}} businessman, {{!}} |, {{lang|fr|Marcel Bich}} Marcel Bich, {{named-after|fr|Marcel Bich|nat=French|occ=businessman|wplink=Marcel Bich}} Named after French businessman Marcel Bich Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bic m (plural bics)
  1. disposable ballpoint pen, stick pen; Bic, Biro (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Writing instruments Synonyms (pen): stylo à bille
    Sense id: en-bic-fr-noun-CAzcHhhi Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 66 34 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French genericized trademarks Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of French genericized trademarks: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'pen': 100 0
  2. (Quebec) disposable lighter; Bic Tags: Quebec, masculine Synonyms (lighter): briquet
    Sense id: en-bic-fr-noun-pRQf4u9t Categories (other): Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header, French genericized trademarks Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of French genericized trademarks: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'lighter': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stylo Related terms: The BIC Corporation's website

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "shu",
            "2": "بيك",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "bīk"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chadian Arabic: بيك (bīk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chadian Arabic: بيك (bīk)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "ប៊ិក",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "bĭk"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: ប៊ិក (bĭk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: ប៊ិក (bĭk)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ບິກ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ບິກ (bik)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ບິກ (bik)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "businessman",
        "2": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": ""
      },
      "expansion": "businessman",
      "name": "named-after/list"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "|",
      "name": "!"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "Marcel Bich"
      },
      "expansion": "Marcel Bich",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "Marcel Bich",
        "nat": "French",
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        "wplink": "Marcel Bich"
      },
      "expansion": "Named after French businessman Marcel Bich",
      "name": "named-after"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A genericized trademark. From BIC, a popular French brand of disposable ballpoint pen and disposable lighters, which is from the name of the co-founder of the company. Named after French businessman Marcel Bich. From Bich (“surname”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bics",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bic m (plural bics)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "urls": [
        "https://web.archive.org/web/20041124083936/http://www.bicworld.com/inter_en/index.asp"
      ],
      "word": "The BIC Corporation's website"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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            "Terms by etymology",
            "Trademarks",
            "Terms by usage"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Writing instruments",
          "orig": "fr:Writing instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Stationery",
            "Tools",
            "Writing",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "disposable ballpoint pen, stick pen; Bic, Biro (Britain, Australia, New Zealand)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "disposable",
          "disposable#English"
        ],
        [
          "ballpoint pen",
          "ballpoint pen#English"
        ],
        [
          "stick pen",
          "stick pen#English"
        ],
        [
          "Bic",
          "Bic#English"
        ],
        [
          "Biro",
          "Biro#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "pen",
          "word": "stylo à bille"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Quebec French",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
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            "Genericized trademarks",
            "Terms by etymology",
            "Trademarks",
            "Terms by usage"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "disposable lighter; Bic"
      ],
      "id": "en-bic-fr-noun-pRQf4u9t",
      "links": [
        [
          "disposable",
          "disposable#English"
        ],
        [
          "lighter",
          "lighter#English"
        ],
        [
          "Bic",
          "Bic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Quebec) disposable lighter; Bic"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "sense": "lighter",
          "word": "briquet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Quebec",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bik/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stylo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:BIC Corporation"
  ],
  "word": "bic"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French eponyms",
    "French genericized trademarks",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old Irish adjective forms",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish non-lemma forms",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Writing instruments"
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "shu",
            "2": "بيك",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "bīk"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chadian Arabic: بيك (bīk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chadian Arabic: بيك (bīk)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "ប៊ិក",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "bĭk"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: ប៊ិក (bĭk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: ប៊ិក (bĭk)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lo",
            "2": "ບິກ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lao: ບິກ (bik)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lao: ບິກ (bik)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "businessman",
        "2": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": ""
      },
      "expansion": "businessman",
      "name": "named-after/list"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "|",
      "name": "!"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "Marcel Bich"
      },
      "expansion": "Marcel Bich",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "Marcel Bich",
        "nat": "French",
        "occ": "businessman",
        "wplink": "Marcel Bich"
      },
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      "name": "named-after"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bics",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "bic m (plural bics)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "urls": [
        "https://web.archive.org/web/20041124083936/http://www.bicworld.com/inter_en/index.asp"
      ],
      "word": "The BIC Corporation's website"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "disposable ballpoint pen, stick pen; Bic, Biro (Britain, Australia, New Zealand)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disposable",
          "disposable#English"
        ],
        [
          "ballpoint pen",
          "ballpoint pen#English"
        ],
        [
          "stick pen",
          "stick pen#English"
        ],
        [
          "Bic",
          "Bic#English"
        ],
        [
          "Biro",
          "Biro#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Quebec French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "disposable lighter; Bic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disposable",
          "disposable#English"
        ],
        [
          "lighter",
          "lighter#English"
        ],
        [
          "Bic",
          "Bic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Quebec) disposable lighter; Bic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Quebec",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bik/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "pen",
      "word": "stylo à bille"
    },
    {
      "word": "stylo"
    },
    {
      "sense": "lighter",
      "word": "briquet"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:BIC Corporation"
  ],
  "word": "bic"
}

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