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feminine

/a.ljɑ̃s/

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Translation

alliance; wedding ring

Word origin

From the verb allier, from Latin alligare ('to bind to'), built from ad- and ligare ('to bind'). The ring and the treaty are both bindings.

Origin: Latin
Root: alligare
English cognates: alliance, ally, ligature

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralalliances

Examples

The two countries signed an alliance.

She still wears her wedding ring.

These alliances never last long.

An alliance with them would be very risky.

He lost his wedding ring in the sea.

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This word is part of lesson 42.