"dessein" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /de.sɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-dessein.ogg Forms: desseins [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal of Middle French desseigner (see dessiner). Doublet of dessin and design. Etymology templates: {{m|frm|desseigner}} desseigner, {{m|fr|dessiner}} dessiner, {{doublet|fr|dessin|design}} Doublet of dessin and design Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} dessein m (plural desseins)
  1. (literary) intention; plan; design Tags: literary, masculine Derived forms: à dessein, sans-dessein
    Sense id: en-dessein-fr-noun-Vi5hoZWz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dessein meaning in French (1.4kB)

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