"essence" meaning in French

See essence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.sɑ̃s/, /ɛ.sɑ̃s/ Audio: Fr-essence.ogg Forms: essences [plural]
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin essentia. Sense 2 very likely from Latin edō (“eat”), in the sense of 'what is eaten, fuel'. Many forms of the latter are indistinguishable from the former, and so the confusion with essence is very understandable. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|fr|la|essentia}} Latin essentia, {{m|la|edō||eat}} edō (“eat”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} essence f (plural essences)
  1. (philosophy, theology) essence Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Philosophy, Theology
    Sense id: en-essence-fr-noun-CSvYZGz1 Topics: human-sciences, lifestyle, philosophy, religion, sciences, theology
  2. petrol, gasoline Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-essence-fr-noun-s-fHEX0u
  3. essence, essential oil Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-essence-fr-noun-8THE43nu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pompe à essence, poste d’essence, station essence

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for essence meaning in French (3.3kB)

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          "expansion": "→ Turkish: esans",
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      "ipa": "/ɛ.sɑ̃s/"
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links"
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      "ipa": "/ɛ.sɑ̃s/"
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