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feminine

/mə.zyʁ/

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Translation

measure, measurement

Word origin

From Latin mensura ('a measuring, a measure'), from metiri ('to measure'). English 'measure' arrived through the same Old French word.

Origin: Latin
Root: mensura
English cognates: measure, commensurate

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralmesures

Examples

tailleur .

The tailor took my measurements.

The government has announced new measures.

', .

In so far as you agree, we can sign.

This suit was made to measure.

She is finally grasping the scale of the problem.

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This word is part of lesson 27.