"circonstance" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /siʁ.kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-circonstance.ogg Forms: circonstances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: Inherited from Old French circonstance, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumstāntia. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|circonstance|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French circonstance, {{inh+|fr|fro|circonstance}} Inherited from Old French circonstance, {{slbor|fr|la|circumstāntia|nocap=y}} semi-learned borrowing from Latin circumstāntia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} circonstance f (plural circonstances)
  1. circumstance, situation [from c. 1220] Tags: feminine Derived forms: circonstance aggravante, circonstance atténuante, circonstanciel, circonstancier, concours de circonstances, de circonstance
    Sense id: en-circonstance-fr-noun-ss~fiS5v Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for circonstance meaning in French (2.0kB)

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