"liminaire" meaning in French

See liminaire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-liminaire.wav Forms: liminaires [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin līmināris, from līmen (“threshold”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|līmināris}} Borrowed from Latin līmināris Head templates: {{fr-adj}} liminaire (plural liminaires)
  1. introductory
    Sense id: en-liminaire-fr-adj-Z8XhWsjE

Noun

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-liminaire.wav Forms: liminaires [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin līmināris, from līmen (“threshold”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|līmināris}} Borrowed from Latin līmināris Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} liminaire m (plural liminaires)
  1. the introduction (of a book, presentation, etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-liminaire-fr-noun-et5yqMy9
  2. (by extension) the part(s) of a book placed before the subject matter (preface, contents, acknowledgements); as opposed to the annexe Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-liminaire-fr-noun-QMM1~ZE8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 97

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