"jalon" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʒa.lɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-jalon.wav Forms: jalons [plural]
Etymology: 1613, jallon, in an unknown sense; 1690 in gardening; uncertain origin, maybe from jalir, ancient form of jaillir (“to spurt out”). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|jaillir||to spurt out}} jaillir (“to spurt out”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} jalon m (plural jalons)
  1. ranging pole, ranging rod Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-jalon-fr-noun-gvmCNZxZ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 71 26 3
  2. (figuratively) foundation, groundwork Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-jalon-fr-noun-ybiOLDKM
  3. (figuratively) milestone, landmark Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-jalon-fr-noun-~v~-FN0K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bornoyer, marque, repère, commencement Derived forms: jalonner, jalonnement, poser des jalons (english: take the first steps for an action, prepare the terrain)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jalon meaning in French (3.4kB)

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      "word": "bornoyer"
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      "word": "marque"
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      "word": "repère"
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      "word": "commencement"
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