"jeune" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ʒœn/ Audio: Fr-jeune.ogg Forms: jeunes [plural]
Rhymes: -œn Etymology: Inherited from Middle French jeune, from Old French juene, juefne, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|jeune|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French jeune, {{inh+|fr|frm|jeune}} Inherited from Middle French jeune, {{inh|fr|fro|juene|juene, juefne}} Old French juene, juefne, {{inh|fr|VL.|*iŏvenem}} Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, {{inh|fr|la|iuvenis|iuvenem}} Latin iuvenem Head templates: {{fr-adj}} jeune (plural jeunes)
  1. young
    Sense id: en-jeune-fr-adj-27qSHOIF
  2. who has recently acquired a new status, who has newly become something (without being necessarily young in absolute terms)
    Sense id: en-jeune-fr-adj-4kWgDBhG Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 61 37 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 0 39 15 0 45

Noun

IPA: /ʒœn/ Audio: Fr-jeune.ogg Forms: jeunes [plural]
Rhymes: -œn Etymology: Inherited from Middle French jeune, from Old French juene, juefne, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|jeune|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French jeune, {{inh+|fr|frm|jeune}} Inherited from Middle French jeune, {{inh|fr|fro|juene|juene, juefne}} Old French juene, juefne, {{inh|fr|VL.|*iŏvenem}} Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, {{inh|fr|la|iuvenis|iuvenem}} Latin iuvenem Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} jeune m or f by sense (plural jeunes)
  1. youth, a young person Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Related terms: juvénile
    Sense id: en-jeune-fr-noun-tgXlEGsW Categories (other): French masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 3 19 79 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 0 39 15 0 45 Derived forms: coup de jeune, djeun, djeune, jeune femme, jeune fille, jeune homme, jeune marié, jeune mariée, jeune premier, jeunes années, jeunesse, jeunet, jeunot

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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French jeune, from Old French juene, juefne, from Vulgar Latin *iŏvenem, from Latin iuvenem.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "jeunes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mfbysense"
      },
      "expansion": "jeune m or f by sense (plural jeunes)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "juvénile"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Old murmuring man, behold these youths who die ; / Behold them march, or rather, see them fly / To certain death, a glorions death, 'tis true, / Yet oft, alas ! too horrible to view.",
          "ref": "1678, Jean de La Fontaine, La Mort et le Mourant",
          "text": "Tu murmures, vieillard ; vois ces jeunes mourir, / Vois-les marcher, vois-les courir / A des morts, il est vrai, glorieuses et belles, / Mais sûres cependant, et quelquefois cruelles.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "youth, a young person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "youth",
          "youth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "by-personal-gender",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʒœn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œn"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "jeunes"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-jeune.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5f/Fr-jeune.ogg/Fr-jeune.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Fr-jeune.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jeune"
}

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