"catafalque" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ka.ta.falk/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-catafalque.wav Forms: catafalques [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”), which is from Etruscan. Doublet of échafaud. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|catafalco}} Borrowed from Italian catafalco, {{der|fr|VL.|*catafalicum}} Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, {{der|fr|grc|κατά|t=down}} Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”), {{der|fr|la|fala|t=scaffolding, wooden siege tower}} Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”), {{der|fr|ett|-}} Etruscan, {{doublet|fr|échafaud}} Doublet of échafaud Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} catafalque m (plural catafalques)
  1. catafalco, catafalque Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Burial, Death Derived forms: catafalqueux, catafaltique
    Sense id: en-catafalque-fr-noun-Btpu~fcm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1936, André Gide, Retour de l'U.R.S.S., Gallimard, →ISBN:",
          "text": "J’avais vu la Place Rouge, quelques jours auparavant, lors des funérailles de Gorki. J’avais vu ce même peuple [...] défiler longuement, interminablement, dans la grande Salle des Colonnes, devant le catafalque.",
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          "ref": "1974, Marguerite Yourcenar, Souvenirs pieux, Gallimard, →ISBN, page 207:",
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          "ref": "1936, André Gide, Retour de l'U.R.S.S., Gallimard, →ISBN:",
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