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/ʁɛ.jɔ̃/
Translation
ray, beam; shelf, department; radius
Word origin
The 'ray, beam, radius' senses come from Old French rai, from Latin radius ('rod, spoke, ray'). The 'honeycomb' and then 'shelf, department' senses are usually traced to a separate Frankish word for a honeycomb, and the two words fell together in modern French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- radius
- English cognates
- radius, radiate, ray
Grammar
Examples
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A ray of sunlight came through the curtains.
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The bread is at the back of the shop, last aisle on the right.
centimètres.
The radius of this circle is four centimetres.
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She has worked in the toy department since Christmas.
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Sorry, that is not my field.
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