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feminine

/de.fi.ni.sjɔ̃/

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Translation

definition

Word origin

From Latin definitio, from definire ('to limit, to determine'), formed from de- and finire ('to end, to limit'), from finis ('end, boundary'). English define, finish and finite come from the same root.

Origin: Latin
Root: definire
English cognates: define, finish, finite

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Genderfeminine

Pluraldéfinitions

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