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masculine
/ɔʁ.di.na.tœʁ/
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Translation
computer
Word origin
From Latin ordinator ('one who arranges'), from ordinare ('to put in order'), from ordo ('order'). The word was chosen in 1955 for the computer; the same ordo root gives English ordain and ordinal.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ordinator
- English cognates
- ordain, ordinal
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralordinateurs
Examples
panne .
My computer broke down last night.
.
She spends her days in front of her computer.
.
I need to buy another computer for the office.
panne .
My laptop computer broke down yesterday.
.
She spends too much time in front of her computer.
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