"ovni" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɔv.ni/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-OVNI.wav Forms: ovnis [plural]
Etymology: Acronym of objet volant non identifié, a calque of English unidentified flying object. Etymology templates: {{acronym|fr|objet volant non identifié}} Acronym of objet volant non identifié, {{calque|fr|en|unidentified flying object|nocap=1}} calque of English unidentified flying object Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ovni m (plural ovnis)
  1. (initialism) UFO Tags: initialism, masculine Categories (topical): Ufology
    Sense id: en-ovni-fr-noun-avoE4lgF Disambiguation of Ufology: 97 3 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (by extension) a person or product that is surprising and difficult to classify Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-ovni-fr-noun-Yj1BFmW8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: OVNI Derived forms: ovniologue, ovniologie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "Forteana",
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            "Demonyms",
            "Fictional characters",
            "Pseudoscience",
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            "Astrophysics",
            "Mechanics",
            "Astronautics",
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            "Artistic works",
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            "Culture",
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            "Society"
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