"macabre" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ma.kabʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-macabre.wav Forms: macabres [plural]
Etymology: From Danse Macabre (“dance of death”), from Old French, usually said to be from Macabé (“Maccabee”), in reference to a mystery play depicting their slaughter. See Maccabee. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Danse}} Danse, {{m|fr|Macabre||dance of death}} Macabre (“dance of death”), {{inh|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{m|fro|Macabé||Maccabee}} Macabé (“Maccabee”), {{m|en|Maccabee}} Maccabee Head templates: {{fr-adj}} macabre (plural macabres)
  1. macabre Synonyms: lugubre Derived forms: danse macabre
    Sense id: en-macabre-fr-adj-LvKFzefd Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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