"fèces" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /fɛs/, /fɛ.sɛs/, /fe.sɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-fèces.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin faeces. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|faeces}} Borrowed from Latin faeces Head templates: {{fr-noun|f-p}} fèces f pl (plural only)
  1. (medicine, plural only) faeces Tags: feminine, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Medicine, Feces
    Sense id: en-fèces-fr-noun-TtNGztxL Disambiguation of Feces: 91 9 Categories (other): French pluralia tantum, French entries with incorrect language header, French pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of French pluralia tantum: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (pharmacy, archaic, plural only) sediments depositing in a container of murky or cloudy liquid Tags: archaic, feminine, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Pharmacy
    Sense id: en-fèces-fr-noun-oSV42o83 Categories (other): French pluralia tantum
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fæces Related terms: fécal, excrément

Alternative forms

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