"déjà" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /de.ʒa/, /dʒa/ Audio: Fr-déjà.ogg
Etymology: From Middle French desia, from Old French des ja corresponding to dès + jà. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|desia}} Middle French desia, {{der|fr|fro|des ja}} Old French des ja, {{m|fr|dès}} dès, {{m|fr|jà}} jà Head templates: {{fr-adv}} déjà
  1. already, before
    Sense id: en-déjà-fr-adv-2C1he3wm
  2. (informal) again (following a question) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-déjà-fr-adv-YF9RU-3f
  3. (informal) for a start, firstly Tags: informal Synonyms: de un
    Sense id: en-déjà-fr-adv-vqxuIR3x Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 8 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: d'jà Derived forms: déjà-vu, d’ores et déjà

Alternative forms

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