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/pʁi.jɛʁ/
Translation
prayer (also 'prière de' = please, on notices)
Word origin
From Old French preiere, from Vulgar Latin precaria, the feminine of Latin precarius ('obtained by asking'), from precari ('to pray, to beg'). English 'prayer' comes through the same Old French word, and 'precarious' from the same Latin adjective.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- precaria
- English cognates
- prayer, precarious, pray
Grammar
Examples
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She said a prayer before leaving.
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Please do not smoke in the room.
l' .
The silence of the church invites prayer.
' exaucées.
His prayers were not answered.
, .
After a short prayer, the meal began.
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