"connaissance" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/, /kɔ.ne.sɑ̃s/ Forms: connaissances [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Etymology: Inherited from Old French conoissance, from Late Latin cognōscentia, from Latin cognōscēns. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|conoissance|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French conoissance, {{inh+|fr|fro|conoissance}} Inherited from Old French conoissance, {{inh|fr|LL.|cognōscentia}} Late Latin cognōscentia, {{inh|fr|la|cognōscēns}} Latin cognōscēns Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} connaissance f (plural connaissances)
  1. knowledge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-connaissance-fr-noun-4PiVhy1l
  2. (countable, uncountable) acquaintance Tags: countable, feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-connaissance-fr-noun-GV~CgcvE Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à ma connaissance, à sa connaissance, avoir connaissance, en connaissance de cause, faire connaissance, faire la connaissance, perdre connaissance, prendre connaissance, reconnaissance, reprendre connaissance Related terms: connaisseur, connaître, savoir

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