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masculine

/pʁɔ.sɛ.sys/

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Translation

process

Word origin

From Latin processus ('a going forward'), from procedere, built on pro- ('forward') and cedere ('to go'). The Latin plural is unchanged, and French keeps it that way.

Origin: Latin
Root: processus
English cognates: process, proceed

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralprocessusirregular

Examples

The process will take several months.

C' .

It is a long and difficult process.

The workings of memory are still poorly understood.

She explained every stage of the process.

These processes are too slow.

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This word is part of lesson 51.