ni oui ni non in French

IPA: /ni wi ni nɔ̃/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: nominalization of the expression "ni oui ni non" (neither yes nor no) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} ni oui ni non m (uncountable)

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  "etymology_text": "nominalization of the expression \"ni oui ni non\" (neither yes nor no)",
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "a game whose aim is to answer yes-or-no questions without saying \"yes\" or \"no\""
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
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      "wikipedia": [
        "fr:ni oui ni non"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ni wi ni nɔ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ni oui ni non"
}

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  "etymology_text": "nominalization of the expression \"ni oui ni non\" (neither yes nor no)",
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "-"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
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        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French multiword terms",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a game whose aim is to answer yes-or-no questions without saying \"yes\" or \"no\""
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
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      "wikipedia": [
        "fr:ni oui ni non"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ni wi ni nɔ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ni oui ni non"
}

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"ni oui ni non" meaning in French

Noun