"péjoratif" meaning in French

See péjoratif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pe.ʒɔ.ʁa.tif/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-péjoratif.wav Forms: péjorative [feminine], péjoratifs [masculine, plural], péjoratives [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From Latin peior (“worse”) + -atif. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|peior||worse}} Latin peior (“worse”), {{af|fr|-atif}} -atif Head templates: {{fr-adj}} péjoratif (feminine péjorative, masculine plural péjoratifs, feminine plural péjoratives)
  1. pejorative Synonyms: dépréciatif

Inflected forms

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    {
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        {
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        }
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        {
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        }
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    },
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      "name": "der"
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      "name": "af"
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  ],
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "péjoratives",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
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        }
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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with homophones",
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        "Pages with entries"
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        {
          "word": "dépréciatif"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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}

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